dispossess
/ˌdɪspəˈzes/
#法律・政治
意味・用法
- 1.(人)から(財産・権利など)を奪う動B2 Upper Intermediate
The government dispossessed the farmers of their land.
政府は農民から土地を奪った。
He was dispossessed of his inheritance by his uncle.
彼は叔父に遺産を奪われた。
The dictator dispossessed the citizens of their basic rights.
その独裁者は市民から基本的人権を奪った。
- 2.(人)を不法占拠する動C1 Advanced
The landlord tried to dispossess the tenants illegally.
家主は不法に借家人を立ち退かせようとした。
Protesters were dispossessed of their land by the government.
抗議者たちは政府によって土地を不法に奪われた。
He was dispossessed of his rightful inheritance by his uncle.
彼は叔父によって正当な遺産を不法に奪われた。