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noun oust·er \ ˈau̇-stər \
|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Definition of ouster

1 a : a wrongful dispossession
b : a judgment removing an officer or depriving a corporation of a franchise
2 : expulsion

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Examples of ouster in a Sentence

  1. The news reported the ouster of the dictator.

  2. the dictator's ouster by the rebels

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Origin and Etymology of ouster

Anglo-French, from oster, ouster to oust

OUSTER Defined for English Language Learners

ouster

noun

Definition of ouster for English Language Learners

  • : the act of removing someone or something from a position of power or authority

OUSTER Defined for Kids

ouster

noun oust·er \ ˈau̇-stər \

Definition of ouster for Students

: the act or an instance of forcing out or of being forced out

Law Dictionary

ouster

noun oust·er \ ˈau̇s-tər \

legal Definition of ouster

1 : wrongful dispossession especially of a cotenant
2 : a judgment removing a public officer or depriving a corporation of a public franchise

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