Noun
The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLove and toothache have many cures, but none infallible, except possession and dispossession. Benjamin Franklin
(Thanksgiving has) never been about honoring Native Americans. It's been about the origin story of the United States, the beginning of genocide, dispossession and constant warfare from that time-actually, from 1607 in Jamestown-until the present. It's a colonial system that was set up. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
After this, Henry IV returned to Germany, leaving it to his allies to attempt Matilda's dispossession. Source: Internet
But the large-scale dispossession of land, widespread frontier conflict, loss of livelihood and culture and stolen children occurred slowly over the 19th and 20th centuries.” Source: Internet
Activists have even suggested that individual tenure contributes to the vulnerability of the poor by exposing them to acquisitive land markets, which are the first step on the slippery slope towards dispossession. Source: Internet
Government politicians denounced the Kikuyu as traitors, obstructed their registration as voters, and threatened them with dispossession. Source: Internet