Dis'/pos-sĕs'sion, n.

(-sĕsh/un), n. [Prefix dis and possession, q. v.; Fr. dépossession.]

1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Hall.
2. (Law.) An injury to real property which consists of an amotion or deprivation of possession; — otherwise called ouster. Blackstone.