Associations to the word «Dispossession»

Wiktionary

DISPOSSESSION, noun. The act of dispossessing someone of something.
DISPOSSESSION, noun. The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism.

Dictionary definition

DISPOSSESSION, noun. The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law.
DISPOSSESSION, noun. Freeing from evil spirits.

Wise words

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