Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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divest | No | No | Yes | No |
divestiture | Yes | No | No | No |
divest (noun) | divestiture (noun) |
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the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division | |
an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior |
divest (verb) | divestiture (verb) |
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remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | |
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) | |
take away possessions from someone | |
deprive of status or authority |