Devest
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
To deprive;, to take away; to withdraw. Usually spoken of an authority, power, property or title; as the estate Is devested. Devest is opposite to invest. As to invest signifies to deliver the possession of anything to another, so to devest signifies to take It away. Jacob. It is sometimes written "divest" but "devest" has the support of the best authority.
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