Dispossession

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1. Noun

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

2. Noun

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.

3. Noun

the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
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