ouster

Noun

1. (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
2. Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
3. (US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.

Verb

To oust.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʊstə/

Etymology

From Old French ouster, oustre, a nominalization of Anglo-Norman oustre (“to oust”).

Synonyms

ejector

eviction

dispossession

ousting

expulsion

extrusion

protrusion

constructive eviction

actual eviction

abetment

legal ouster

banishment

discharge

dismissal

ejection

Translations

έξωση

spoglio illegale

verdrijving

desallotjament

Ausstoßung

Enteignung

Rauswurf

Hinauswurf

εκβάλλων

εξώθηση

αποπομπή

εκδίωξη

limogeage

éjection

éviction