ouster

[ou-ster] /ˈaʊ stər/
noun
1.
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister.
2.
Law.
  1. an ejection or eviction; dispossession.
  2. a wrongful exclusion from real property.
Origin
1525-35; < Anglo-French, noun use of infinitive See oust
Examples from the web for ouster
  • Several club members called him with news of his apparent ouster.
  • Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service.
  • It has been said that the presumption continues until an actual ouster is shown.
  • Although his ouster was politically motivated, it ended the public career of the sixty-three-year-old pioneer.
  • Rental payments may be due when the conduct of one cotenant results in the ouster of the other.
British Dictionary definitions for ouster

ouster

/ˈaʊstə/
noun
1.
(property law) the act of dispossessing of freehold property; eviction; ejection
Word Origin and History for ouster
n.

"ejection from property," 1530s, noun use of Anglo-French ouster (see oust). For other such usages, see waiver.