ejectment

noun

Definition of ejectmentnext
as in ejection

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Recent Examples of ejectment But Michael Rotondo did not heed their deadlines, and his parents filed for an ejectment proceeding. — Ralph Ellis, CNN, 1 June 2018 Finally, the duo moved forward with an ejectment proceeding, according to CNN. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 23 May 2018 So Mark and Christina followed up on their word and went through with an ejectment proceeding to rid their home of Michael. — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ejectment
  1. ejection
  2. dispossession
Noun
  • The Swiss played a good chunk of the match with 10 men after review changed a yellow card on an Argentine player into a second yellow card (and an ejection) for one of their own.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
  • Giants manager Tony Vitello came out to argue the call and was ejected by plate umpire Lance Barksdale, the second ejection this season for the first-year skipper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of ejection
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  • That pattern has held since the Revolutionary War, from the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II to today’s active-duty ranks, even as Native nations endured broken treaties, dispossession and federal violence at the hands of the government.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
  • Frequently working with his partner Angela Ricci Lucchi, who died in 2018, Gianikian produced experimental films that considered forms of dispossession and the lingering pain that often accompanies it.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of dispossession

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