ejectment
Americannoun
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the act of ejecting.
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Law. a possessory action wherein the title to real property may be tried and the possession recovered.
noun
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property law (formerly) an action brought by a wrongfully dispossessed owner seeking to recover possession of his land
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the act of ejecting or state of being ejected; dispossession
Etymology
Origin of ejectment
Example Sentences
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“They just can’t access the summary ejectment proceedings” for such bills, he said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2016
Robert Wild, D.D., who was ejected from the living of Ayno, in this county, after his ejectment came to reside at Oundle.
From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Thomas Coleman
The consequence was that I had to pay all sorts of arrears whilst an action for ejectment was brought against me for having been a few days late in paying the fire insurance.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson
Apparently they had been considering his ejectment, had found it for some reason or other not to be feasible, and had substituted the offer of compensation....
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
In case of such ejectment a report must be sent to the Superintendent by first mail with full particulars.
From Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention by R. C. Richards
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