DISPLACEMENT

displacement.  1.  Removal  from  a  proper  place  or  position  <displacement  of  a  file>

<displacement of an officer>.2. A replacement; a substitution < displacement  of the lawyer with

another>.3. A forced removal of a person from the person’s home or country, esp. because of war

<displacement of refugees>.4. A shifting of emotional emphasis from one thing to another, esp. to

avoid unpleasant or unacceptable thoughts or tendencies <emotional displacement>. [Blacks Law 8th]