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Dispossession

Dispossession, Voluntary giving up of possession does not amount to dispossession

Dispossess

followed by of before the thing taken away as to dispossess a king of his crown

dispossess

dispossess : to put out of possession or occupancy compare evict

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Ouster

Ouster, dispossession. A wrong or injury that may be sustained in respect

Adverse possession

paramount, as in the case of a leasehold term when dispossession of the lessee is not necessarily inconsistent with the reversioner's

disseise

vt dis·seised or: dis·seized dis·seis·ing or: dis·seiz·ing [Anglo-French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des-, prefix marking reversal +

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

when the occupier has acknowledged the plaintiff's title. A person dispossessing persons entitled to possession of settled land did not before

Evict

To dispossess by a judicial process to dispossess by paramount right or

Lawful possession

it. Juridical possession is possession protected by law against wrongful dispossession but cannot perse always be equated with lawful possession, M.C.

ouster

ouster 1 : wrongful dispossession esp. of a cotenant 2 : a judgment removing a

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