No. 8,366 in Catalan
desposseir
To dispossess; to deprive someone of something they own.
In a sentence
El rei va desposseir al noble de les seves terres.
The king dispossessed the noble of his lands.
The word 'desposseir' is used in a formal context referring to taking away possessions.
Van desposseir-lo de qualsevol dret a la propietat.
They stripped him of any rights to ownership.
Here, 'desposseir' is applied in the sense of removing legal rights.
La guerra va desposseir moltes persones de les seves cases.
The war deprived many people of their homes.
'Desposseir' is used in a broader existential context referring to loss caused by war.
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