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dispossess
(redirected from dispossessory)

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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.

dispos·session (-zshn) n.
dispos·sessor n.
dispos·sesso·ry (-zs-r) adj.

dispossess
Verb
to deprive (someone) of (a possession)
dispossessed adj
dispossession n
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Verb1.dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estate
deprive, divest, strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

dispossess
Translations
dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vt to dispossess sb (of) → desposeer a algn (de)

dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vt to dispossess sb (of) → déposséder qn (de)

dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vtenteignen;
to dispossess sb of his/her land → jds Land enteignen

dispossess [ˈdɪspəˈzɛs] vt to dispossess sb (of) → spossessare qn (di)

dispossess
v dispossess [dispəˈzes]
to take (property) away from He was dispossessed of all his lands. die besit ontneem, beroof, ontvreem يُجَرِّد، يَنْتَزِع مُلْكِيَّة лишавам от собственост připravit o berøve; fordrive enteignen στερώ συν. περιουσία despojar, desposeer käest ära võtma محروم کردن؛ مصادره کردن riistää déposséder לְנָשֵל स्वत्वहरण करना lišiti imovine. iseliti megfoszt merampas svipta, taka frá espropriare ~から奪う 빼앗다 atimti atņemt (īpašumu u.tml.) rampas harta het bezit ontnemen ta fra, berøve wywłaszczyć despojar a deposeda лишать (собственности) zbaviť (čoho) razlastiti lišiti frånta, beröva ยึดทรัพย์จาก elinden almak, el koymak 剝奪 позбавляти власності; виселяти بے دخل کرنا truất quyền sở hữu


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