Definitions

1. verb

to cause (someone or something) to lose a right or interest, especially in a property or territory

“The new law would abalienate the company’s rights to the disputed land.”

2. verb

to transfer or deprive (a person or a group) of their rights or interests in a property or territory

“The conquerors sought to abalienate the native population from their ancestral lands.”

3. noun

the act of transferring or depriving a person or a group of their rights or interests in a property or territory

“The historian studied the abalienation of the land during the colonial era.”