The Open Dictionary

dispossession

noun

UK/ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ᵊn/
US/ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ᵊn/

Definitions of dispossession noun

  1. Uncountable

    The act of depriving someone of their property, especially land or buildings; or the state of being deprived of property.

    • The company's expansion resulted in the dispossession of many families from their properties.

    • Government policies have led to the dispossession of many farmers from their land.

    • Historians studied the dispossession of indigenous lands during the colonial era.