Meaning of the word dispossession in English

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dispossession

US /ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ən/
UK /ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ən/

Noun

1.

the fact of having property, especially buildings or land, taken away from you, or the act of taking property away from a person or group:

Example:
He said that the country was founded on the dispossession and slaughter of the land's indigenous inhabitants.
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