ouster

[ ou-ster ]

/ ˈaʊ stər /

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noun

expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied: The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister.

Law.

an ejection or eviction; dispossession.
a wrongful exclusion from real property.

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Origin of ouster

1525–35; < Anglo-French, noun use of infinitive See oust

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Examples from the Web for 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 Spring|Jamie Dettmer|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the contrary: since the 2011 ouster of Gaddafi, the world has cut Libya a lot of slack.
It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Abramson|Robert Shrum|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the original tape of Sterling was made public, he was one of the first owners to denounce him and demand his ouster.
LeBron James Is a Better Leader Than Michael Jordan Ever Was|Robert Silverman|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Zelaya's ouster was controversial, and his supporters counted on leveraging his image as a coup victim into a sympathy vote.
Honduras Presidential Election Passes Over Chavez Loyalists|Mac Margolis|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Those who instituted the ouster proceedings were Republicans.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
To this virtual "ouster" of their jurisdiction over the question the Lords very naturally objected.
William the Third|H. D. Traill
Subsequently, on a quo warranto being filed against him, judgment of ouster was obtained.
Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie

British Dictionary definitions for ouster

ouster

/ (ˈaʊstə) /

noun

property law the act of dispossessing of freehold property; eviction; ejection

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