DISINVESTITURE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word disinvestiture. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DISINVESTITURE
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deprivation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the disadvantage that results from losing something • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||||
dispossession | nounn | |||||||
noun • the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law • freeing from evil spirits | ||||||||
forfeiture | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty • a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something • the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | ||||||||
removal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of removing • dismissal from office | ||||||||
retraction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion • the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back | ||||||||
seizure | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property • the act of taking of a person by force • the taking possession of something by legal process | ||||||||
withdrawal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a retraction of a previously held position • the act of taking out money or other capital • the act of withdrawing • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. • the act of ceasing to participate in an activity • a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation • formal separation from an alliance or federation • the termination of drug taking | ||||||||
divestment | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset. |