dispossess

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Verb dispossess has 1 sense

dispossess - expel or put out of the possession of real estate
--₁ is one way to deprive, strip, divest

Derived form: noun dispossession₁
Sample sentence:
They dispossess him of all his money

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Term: dispossess

Definition:

(verb) To take away or deprive someone of possession or ownership.

(verb) To expel or evict someone from their property.

Example Sentences:

1. The landlord decided to dispossess the tenants for not paying rent.

2. In the legal battle, the court ruled to dispossess the accused from their assets due to embezzlement charges.

3. The government's decision to dispossess the indigenous people from their ancestral lands sparked widespread protests.

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