dispossession
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ən/ us/ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ən/
剥夺，夺去（财产，尤指房屋或土地）
the fact of having property, especially buildings or land, taken away from you, or the act of taking property away from a person or group
He said that the country was founded on the dispossession and slaughter of the land's indigenous inhabitants. 他说，这个国家是在抢夺和屠杀原住民的基础上建立起来的。
Her main theme is the dispossession of ancient Aboriginal lands by white settlers. 她探讨的主要主题是白人移民对古代原住民土地的剥夺。
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- The expansion of mining led to the dispossession, economic marginalization, and attempted assimilation of indigenous peoples.
- Steinbeck's chronicle of the Joad family's dispossession tore at the nation's heartstrings.
- The invasion of this country and the resulting dispossession of the original inhabitants has caused real hurt and pain.
- The tribe has a profound sense of dispossession.