dispossession
1. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law (Freq. 1) • Syn: eviction, legal ouster • Derivationally related forms: dispossess, evict (for: eviction) • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: due process, due process of law • Hyponyms: ouster, actual eviction, retaliatory eviction 2. freeing from evil spirits • Syn: exorcism • Derivationally related forms: exorcist (for: exorcism), exorcize (for: exorcism) • Hypernyms: supernaturalism • Part Meronyms: evocation, summoning
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