- Deprived of possession.
- Spiritually impoverished or alienated.
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dis·pos·sessed (dĭs'pə-zĕst') ![]() |
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The wrongful, nonconsensual ouster or removal of a person from his or her property by trick, compulsion, or misuse of the law, whereby the violator obtains actual occupation of the land.
The term encompasses intrusion, disseisin, or deforcement.
| WordNet: dispossessed |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
Synonyms: homeless, roofless
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