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Dispossess vs Expropriate - What's the difference?

dispossess | expropriate |

As verbs the difference between dispossess and expropriate

is that dispossess is to deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them while expropriate is to deprive a person of their private property for public use.

dispossess

English

Verb

  • To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
  • (sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
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  • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=John Sinnott , title=Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was Bannan who released Agbonlahor for his goal with a long-range curling pass after Stephen Warnock had dispossessed Mohamed Diame.}}

    expropriate

    English

    Verb

    (expropriat)
  • To deprive a person of their private property for public use.