Legal Definitions - dispossess

Dispossess

Dispossess means to take away someone's possession of something, like a house or land. For instance, the government can dispossess a person of their property if they don't pay their property taxes. It can also mean to give up ownership of a property because it's not profitable.

1. The landlord dispossessed the tenant of the apartment because they didn't pay rent for three months.

2. The city dispossessed the owner of the abandoned house because it was a safety hazard.

3. The businessman decided to dispossess the old factory because it was no longer profitable.

Example 1 illustrates how a landlord can dispossess a tenant of their apartment for not paying rent. Example 2 shows how a city can dispossess an owner of an abandoned house for safety reasons. Example 3 demonstrates how a businessman can dispossess a property because it's no longer profitable.