Oust

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Oust

Meaning of Oust

To put out, dispossess , eject.

Oust Alternative Definition

(from L. Fr. ouster, q. v.) In old English law. To take away. To put out; to turn out or eject. 3 Bl. Com. 201, 202. In modern law. To deprive, as ousting a corporation of its franchises. 12 Mod. 18, 19.

Synonyms of Oust

verb

  • banish
  • cast out
  • chase out
  • depose
  • deprive of office
  • dislodge
  • dismiss
  • displace
  • dispossess
  • divest of office
  • drive out
  • eject
  • expel
  • force out
  • purge
  • put out
  • remove
  • remove from office
  • repudiate
  • throw out
  • thrust out
  • turn out
  • unseat
  • Associated Concepts: impeachment
  • removal from public office

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