ouster

/'austə/

Thân thiện

The board voted for the CEO's ouster.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out: An "ouster" refers to the removal or expulsion of a person from a position, place, or property, often in a forceful or official manner.
   • A wrongful dispossession: In legal contexts, an "ouster" can specifically denote the act of wrongfully depriving someone of their rightful possession or occupancy of property.
   • A person who ousts or supplants someone else: An "ouster" can also be the individual who performs the act of ousting; the one who forces another out.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Act of ejecting):
  • The board demanded the ouster of the CEO due to financial misconduct.
  • The revolution led to the ouster of the old regime.
• Noun (Wrongful dispossession):
  • The tenant sued the landlord for ouster after being illegally locked out of the apartment.
• Noun (Person who ousts):
  • He was seen as the ouster in the corporate takeover, replacing the founding family.

Advanced Usage

• "Constructive ouster": A legal term for a situation where a landlord's actions make a property uninhabitable, forcing a tenant to leave, which is treated as equivalent to an actual eviction.
  • The court ruled that the lack of repairs constituted a constructive ouster of the tenants.
• "Ouster clause": A provision in a law or contract that seeks to exclude judicial review of certain decisions or actions.
  • The controversial ouster clause in the statute prevented courts from reviewing the minister's decision.

Variants and Related Words

• Oust (verb): To drive out or expel, especially from a position or place.
  • The shareholders voted to oust the chairman.
• Ousting (noun): The action of the verb 'to oust'; synonymous with 'ouster' as an act.
  • The ousting of the director was swift and unexpected.

Synonyms

• Ejection: The act of forcing someone to leave.
• Expulsion: The action of forcing someone out, often from an organization or country.
• Removal: The act of taking someone away from a position.
• Deposition: The removal of someone from high office or power.

Related Phrases

• "To suffer an ouster": To be the one who is forced out.
  • After the scandal, the minister suffered a public ouster.
• "Ouster from office": Specifically refers to being removed from an official position.
  • The impeachment process could result in his ouster from office.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
2. a wrongful dispossession
3. a person who ousts or supplants someone else

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ousting
• ejector