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DISINVESTITURE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word disinvestiture. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word disinvestiture. (close relations)

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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• a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation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.

Alternatives for DEPRIVATION

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