ouster
ouster · ousters
Vertreibung, Amtsenthebung
A putting out of possessionA putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
UK/ˈaʊstə/US/ˈʌʊstəɹ/
Meaning
4 senses(historical)A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
a wrongful dispossession
Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
(US)The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.
Vertreibung, Amtsenthebung
(UK)Someone who ousts.
a person who ousts or supplants someone else
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
forceful removal from power:
Origin
From Old French ouster, oustre, a nominalization of Anglo-Norman oustre (“to oust”).From Old French ouster, oustre, a nominalization of Anglo-Norman oustre (“to oust”).
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