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displacement ton
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display ad
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dispossessed
dis·pos·sessed [ dìspə zést ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
deprived of possession: deprived of property or rights


plural noun 
Definition:
 
dispossessed people: people who have been deprived of their property or rights
defended the rights of the dispossessed
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