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Dispossession

The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed.

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due process 76% connected

The right to a fair legal process.

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Supernaturalism 76% connected

The quality or state of being supernatural; supernaturalness.

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Narrower term 1

Ouster 76% connected

A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.

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Evict 74% connected

To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust.

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Evict 74% connected

To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust.

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Evocation 70% connected

The act of calling out or forth.

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Summoning 70% connected

of Summon

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Eviction 92% connected

The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; di…

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Exorcism 92% connected

The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used.

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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 78% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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Actual damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Assumed name noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Attestant noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Attestator noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Cease and desist order noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…

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Civil wrong noun · 78% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Combination in restraint of trade noun · 78% connection

(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…

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Comparative negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

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Compensatory damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Concurrent negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

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Constructive possession noun · 78% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Criminal negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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Criminal possession noun · 78% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Culpable negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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DBA noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Abatement noun · 78% connection

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abateme…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: putting, possession, dispossessed.
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Adjournment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: putting, possession, dispossessed.
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Airy adjective · 78% connection

Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.

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Alcoholization noun · 78% connection

Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.

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Allocation noun · 78% connection

The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: putting, possession, dispossessed.
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Beneficiary adjective · 78% connection

Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent…

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Consign verb · 78% connection

To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, wi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: putting, possession, dispossessed.
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Contrast verb · 78% connection

To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: putting, possession, dispossessed.
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Coordination noun · 78% connection

The act of coordinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coordination of the executive, the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: putting, possession, dispossessed.
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Displacement noun · 78% connection

The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

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Disseize verb · 78% connection

To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed by of; as, to d…

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Emission noun · 78% connection

The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the su…

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