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