dispossession Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
    legal ouster; eviction.
  2. noun freeing from evil spirits
    exorcism.

WordNet

Dis`pos*ses"sion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. dépossession.
Definitions
  1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
  2. (Law) 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.

Webster 1913