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legal ouster

legal ouster

8.8
The removal of a person from property by a court order
  • noun
  • /ˈliːɡəl ˈaʊstər/
  • Formal
translation icon : desalojo legal
  • A landlord cannot achieve a legal ouster without proper notice and a court order.

Examples

  • The court ordered a legal ouster of the tenants.

  • The court ruled in favor of a legal ouster after the tenant refused to vacate the premises.

  • Following the legal ouster, the property was returned to its rightful owner.

  • Many families faced legal ousters during the housing crisis.

  • A landlord cannot achieve a legal ouster without proper notice and a court order.

  • The court ruled in favor of a legal ouster after the tenant refused to vacate the premises.

  • Following the legal ouster, the property was returned to its rightful owner.

Synonyms

eviction
vslegal ouster
45 4.9

Forcing someone to leave a home or apartment they rent

is specifically legal expulsion from possession of land not limited to tenancy
ouster
vslegal ouster
19 7.4

Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law

is narrower focusing on legal expulsion from possession of property or land
dispossession
vslegal ouster
  • Specialized
3 8.2

A legal loss of land, property or other things someone owns

is the formal expulsion from possession of land via legal process
ousting
vslegal ouster
1 7.0

To remove someone from a job or role, often by force

is about formal legal expulsion from possession of land or property
actual eviction
vslegal ouster
  • Formal
6.7

A landlord physically removes a tenant, who then stops paying rent

is about removing possession through legal process rather than only physical removal

Antonyms

possession
230 2.0

The state of having or controlling something, especially property

Surface Forms

legal ouster singular
legal ousters plural

Morphology

legal + ouster

The noun 'ouster' (removal) modified by the adjective 'legal' (pertaining to law) yields a directly compositional meaning: removal carried out through legal process. This adjective+noun pattern is a standard, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Legal ouster comes from the simple image of being pushed out of a place. The word ouster means to force someone out and legal shows this happens because of a court order, so the phrase means 'being forced out of property by a court order'.