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View synonyms for ejectment
ejectment
[ ih-jekt-muhnt ]
noun
- the act of ejecting.
- Law. a possessory action wherein the title to real property may be tried and the possession recovered.
ejectment
/ ɪˈdʒɛktmənt /
noun
- property law (formerly) an action brought by a wrongfully dispossessed owner seeking to recover possession of his land
- the act of ejecting or state of being ejected; dispossession
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ejectment1
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Example Sentences
Ejectment is the action employed to eject or turn out a wrongful possessor and recover possession of land.
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This was an ejectment brought to recover the rectory-house, &c. of Exeter College in Oxford.
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"If you were rotten enough for that, I suppose she could appeal to the magistrates for an ejectment order," replied Percy hazily.
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Shall the officers of the law, under these broken arches, endorse a due return upon the writ of ejectment?
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The action for the ejectment could not take place before the ensuing March or April.
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