dispossession
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dispossession
- /dɪspəˈzɛʃn̩/ UK
noun dispossessions
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The act of dispossessing someone of something.
At times, the assimilationist paradigm has facilitated the physical dispossession of Native lands and the suppression or eradication of Native institutions, culture, and identity by the political branches of the federal government.
Similar: divestiture
- The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism. There had been a series of such dispossessions since the beginning of Elizabeth's reign involving many clergy, particularly those of vehement Protestant sympathies.
Talk about this word "dispossession." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dispossession. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dispossession. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dispossession "dispossession." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dispossession.Cite this
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title = {dispossession},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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