wrongful dispossession
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dispossession — I noun abridgment, assumption, bereavement, condemnation, confiscation, dislodgment, disownment, disqualification, distrust, divestment, ejection, eviction, expropriation, expulsion, foreclosure, forfeiture, ouster, privation, removal, taking,… … Law dictionary
dispossession — n. 1. Deprivation. 2. (Law.) Ouster, disseizin, wrongful dispossession … New dictionary of synonyms
ouster — oust·er / au̇s tər/ n 1: wrongful dispossession esp. of a cotenant 2: a judgment removing a public officer or depriving a corporation of a public franchise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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disseisin — An ouster or wrongful dispossession of one in possession of real property who is seised of a freehold therein. 3 Am J2d Adv P § 52. More broadly defined as the wrongful dispossession or exclusion of a person entitled to possession. 25 Am J2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
disseisin — dis·sei·sin or dis·sei·zin /di sēz ən/ n [Anglo French disseisine, from Old French dessaisine, from dessaisir to dispossess see disseise]: the act of disseising: the state of being disseised Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
ouster — /ˈaʊstə/ (say owstuh) noun 1. ejection; dispossession: *Since the ouster of ex President Suharto two years ago, the power of the armed forces has waned in the face of demands for greater democracy –aap news, 2000. 2. Law (formerly) wrongful… …
ouster — A putting out; dispossession; amotion of possession. A species of injuries to things real, by which the wrong doer gains actual occupation of the land, and compels the rightful owner to seek his legal remedy in order to gain possession. An ouster … Black's law dictionary
ouster — A forced dispossession of real estate. A disseisin. The wrongful dispossession or exclusion from real property of a person entitled to the possession thereof. 25 Am J2d Eject § 47. The eviction of a foreign corporation from the state, prohibiting … Ballentine's law dictionary
ouster — noun Etymology: Anglo French, from oster, ouster to oust Date: 1531 1. a. a wrongful dispossession b. a judgment removing an officer or depriving a corporation of a franchise 2. expulsion … New Collegiate Dictionary
