dispossession

• Sustantivo que denota el acto de privar a alguien de su propiedad, tierra o bienes, a menudo por medios legales, o el acto de expulsar espíritus malignos de una persona.

A noun referring to the act of taking away someone's property, land, or possessions, often through legal means, or the act of freeing someone from evil spirits.

1. Legal evictionC1formallegal

   The act of legally removing someone from property or land they occupy.

   Desposesión legal

   • The court ordered the dispossession of the tenant for non-payment of rent.
   • Dispossession proceedings were initiated against the squatters.
   • The family faced dispossession after losing the legal battle over the land.

   Sinónimosevictionexpulsionousterremoval

   Antónimospossession

2. ExorcismC2formal

   The act of freeing someone from the influence or possession of evil spirits.

   exorcismo

   • The ritual of dispossession was performed by the priest.
   • Ancient texts describe methods of dispossession of malevolent entities.
   • The ceremony aimed at the dispossession of the haunted house.

   Sinónimosexorcism

   Antónimospossession