Dispossession

/dɪspəˈzɛʃn̩/

Synonyms for "dispossession" (56 found)

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conditiondue processdue process of lawhistorical processlosspolicy actionstatesupernaturalismtheft

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economic hardshipemotional hardshipevictionhistoric dispossessionland dispossessionproperty dispossessionracial dispossession

Collocations

6 entries
forced dispossessionhistoric dispossessionland dispossessionproperty dispossessionracial dispossessionsystemic dispossession

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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At times, the assimilationist paradigm has facilitated the physical dispossession of Native lands and the suppression or eradication of Native institutions, culture, and identity by the political branches of the federal government.

Source: wiktionary

There had been a series of such dispossessions since the beginning of Elizabeth's reign involving many clergy, particularly those of vehement Protestant sympathies.

Source: wiktionary

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