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eject·ment /i-'jekt-mənt/ n: an action at common law that is to determine the right to possession of property and for the recovery of damages and that is brought by a plaintiff who claims to hold superior title
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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deportation, eviction, expulsion, layoff
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A common law action brought by a property owner to eject a tenant who has refused to leave at the appointed time or someone claiming the land by adverse possession.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A lawsuit brought to remove a party who is occupying real property. This is not the same as an unlawful detainer (eviction) suit, because it is against someone who has wrongfully tried to claim title to the property, not a tenant who only has a right of possession. Example: George lives on a ranch which he claims he has inherited from his great uncle, but Betty sues for ejectment on the basis that, in fact, she was entitled to the property through her parents.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. The removal of a tenant or owner from property he or she occupies; a legal action by which a person removed from property seeks to recover it.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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One of the old forms of action for recovery of the possession of real property.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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One of the old forms of action for recovery of the possession of real property.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a lawsuit brought to remove a party who is occupying real property. This is not the same as an unlawful detainer (eviction) suit against a non-paying or unsatisfactory tenant. It is against someone who has tried to claim title to the property. Example: George Grabby lives on a ranch which he claims he has inherited from his great uncle, but Betty Benefield sues for ejectment on the basis that, in fact, she was entitled to the property through her parents.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.