ouster

 
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊstə/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Law ejection from a property, especially wrongful ejection; deprivation of an inheritance: [as modifier]: ouster proceedings to remove the husband from the matrimonial home
  • removal from the jurisdiction of the courts.
  • [count noun] a clause that is or is claimed to be outside the jurisdiction of the courts.
  • 2North American dismissal or expulsion from a position: the junta’s ouster of the Emperor