Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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 > .