the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed.
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of putting out of possession, or the state of being dispossessed.
n. The act of relieving or freeing from demoniac possession, or the like.
n. In law, same as ouster.
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n. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
n. freeing from evil spirits
Word Usage
"What can be said is we often neglect to recall the dispossession of the natives in Iowa and further east, which amid today's flag waving today is equally important."