ouster
noun
- an ejection or eviction; dispossession.
- a wrongful exclusion from real property.
Origin of ouster
Related Words for ouster
expulsion, removal, eviction, overthrow, discharge, dismissal, sack, banishment, disbarmentExamples from the Web for ouster
Contemporary Examples of ouster
Mubarak will remain in an army hospital, where has been held since his ouster.
Mubarak’s Acquittal Signals Complete Triumph of Military Over Arab SpringJamie Dettmer
November 29, 2014
To the contrary: since the 2011 ouster of Gaddafi, the world has cut Libya a lot of slack.
Nor does the suggestion that her justified complaints about pay inequity played no part in her ouster hold much printer's ink.
The Hypocrisy Behind The New York Times’s Abrupt Decapitation of Jill AbramsonRobert Shrum
May 18, 2014
After the original tape of Sterling was made public, he was one of the first owners to denounce him and demand his ouster.
Zelaya's ouster was controversial, and his supporters counted on leveraging his image as a coup victim into a sympathy vote.
Historical Examples of ouster
Those who instituted the ouster proceedings were Republicans.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
To this virtual "ouster" of their jurisdiction over the question the Lords very naturally objected.
William the ThirdH. D. Traill
Subsequently, on a quo warranto being filed against him, judgment of ouster was obtained.
Norfolk AnnalsCharles Mackie