ousted

[ous-tid]

adjective

1. expelled or removed.

   The recently ousted CEO has told the board of directors that he won't accept his $800,000 severance.

2. Law.,  ejected or evicted.

   If there weren’t some restriction or cost, such as a bond, every ousted tenant would appeal, with or without justification.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of oust.

Other Word Forms

• unousted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ousted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; oust ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; oust ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Peru's ousted president Dina Boluarte on Friday insisted that she would not seek to claim asylum elsewhere, after prosecutors had asked the courts to prevent her from leaving the country.

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The ousted president's lawyer, Juan Carlos Portugal, argued she was granted too little time to prepare, obstructing "due process."

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Siebert was reportedly ousted after he told the justice department he had not found sufficient evidence to charge James.

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Those disclosure rules also mean many investors expect transparency when an executive is ousted.

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Members of the Nama ethnic group—whose forebears were ousted from their land by German colonial authorities 120 years ago—in June filed a complaint with the United Nations.

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