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noun

Ouster n.

A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; of a person. "Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement."

Expulsion; ejection; as, his misbehavior caused his ouster from the party; of a person, from a place or group.

Ouster le main. (Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ouster" Quotes from Famous Books

... corporation or as individuals, they have any legal rights, this forcible intrusion of others violates those rights, as manifestly as an entire and complete ouster and dispossession. These acts alter the whole constitution of the corporation. They affect the rights of the whole body as a corporation, and the rights of the individuals who compose it. They revoke ...

— The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster • Daniel Webster

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