What does "alienation" mean?
Alienation: (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.
Additional senses
- 2.A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections. The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon.
- 3.Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind. See Insanity.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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