HyperDic: dispossession

English > 2 senses of the word dispossession:
NOUNactdispossession, eviction, legal ousterthe expulsion of someone (such as a tenant / tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
cognitiondispossession, exorcismfreeing from evil spirits
English > dispossession: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningThe expulsion of someone (such as a tenant / tenant) from the possession of land by process of law.
Synonymseviction, legal ouster
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Narroweractual evictionThe physical ouster of a tenant / tenant from the leased premises
ousterA wrongful / wrongful dispossession
retaliatory evictionAn eviction in reprisal for the tenant's / tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord
Broaderdue process, due process of law(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles
Spanishdesahucio, desalojo
Catalandesallotjament, desnonament
Verbsdispossessdeprive of the possession of real estate
English > dispossession: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
MeaningFreeing from evil spirits.
Synonymexorcism
Partsevocation, summoningcalling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
BroadersupernaturalismA belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
Spanishexorcismo
Catalanexorcisme

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