dispossession

dis·pos·sess  (dsp-zs)

tr.v. dis·pos·sessed, dis·pos·sess·ing, dis·pos·sess·es

To deprive (another) of the possession or occupancy of something, such as real property.

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dispos·session (-zshn) n.

dispos·sessor n.

dispos·sesso·ry (-zs-r) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dispossession - the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law legal ouster, eviction due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards ouster - a wrongful dispossession actual eviction - the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent retaliatory eviction - an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	dispossession - freeing from evil spirits             exorcism supernaturalism - a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding summoning, evocation - calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

Translations

dispossession

n → Enteignung f