01 n. A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; -- of a person.
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1.
A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; -- of a person.“Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement.” — Blackstone.
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Expulsion; ejection; as, his misbehavior caused his ouster from the party; -- of a person, from a place or group.
Phrases & compounds
Ouster le main —
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.