dispossession
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3ADJ.
physical
VERB + DISPOSSESSION
facilitated
DISPOSSESSION + NOUN
native
Definitions
noun
The act of dispossessing someone of something.
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.
The casting out of an evil spirit that has possessed someone; exorcism.
There had been a series of such dispossessions since the beginning of Elizabeth's reign involving many clergy, particularly those of vehement Protestant sympathies.
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Synonyms
noun — the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possess
noun — freeing from evil spirits
- exorcism
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2At 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 bran
WiktionaryThere had been a series of such dispossessions since the beginning of Elizabeth's reign involving many clergy, particularly those of vehement Protestant sympathies.
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