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Dispossess

usgb/ˌdɪspəˈzes/Volume
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Legal Context

Often used in legal situations where someone is forced to give up property or land.

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The court order may dispossess the tenants of their leased farm.
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Power Imbalance

Implies a power difference where the stronger party takes from the weaker.

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Colonial powers dispossessed indigenous populations of their ancestral lands.
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Involuntary Loss

Highlights that the loss is against the person's will and often unfair.

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After the war, many families were dispossessed of their homes.
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