01 n. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
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The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.
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A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.(Law)
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A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.“The alienation of his heart from the king.” — Bacon.
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Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; as, alienation of mind.