dispossession
/ˌdɪspəˈzɛʃən/
noun
- The act of taking away someone's land, property, or rights, or the state of having these taken away.
- Economic policies led to the dispossession of many small business owners.
- They fought against the dispossession of their ancestral lands.
- The dispossession of native peoples is a dark chapter in history.
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