[syn: alienation, estrangement]
3. (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another;
- Example: "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
4. the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly;
- Example: "his behavior alienated the other students"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alienation \Al`ien*a"tion\, n. [F. ali['e]nation, L. alienatio,
fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate.]
1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
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2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of
property to another.
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3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.
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The alienation of his heart from the king. --Bacon.
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4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties;
insanity; as, alienation of mind.
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Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration;
mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See
Insanity.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
alienation
n 1: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn:
alienation, disaffection, estrangement]
2: separation resulting from hostility [syn: alienation,
estrangement]
3: (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and
possession of real property from one person to another; "the
power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
4: the action of alienating; the action of causing to become
unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"