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Divest

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

divest


[Anglo-French devestir, literally, to undress, from Old French desvestir, from de(s)-, prefix marking reversal + vestir to dress, from Latin vestire]
: to deprive or dispossess (oneself) of property through divestiture
di·vest·ment n




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