Found 2 items, similar to dispossession.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dispossession dispossession n 1: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law [syn: eviction, legal ouster ] 2: freeing from evil spirits [syn: exorcism]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dispossession Dispossession \Dis`pos*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]possession.] 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster. [1913 Webster]