Definition of Ouster

Oust´er
n.1.A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; - of a person.
Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement.
- Blackstone.
2.Expulsion; ejection; as, his misbehavior caused his ouster from the party; - of a person, from a place or group.
Ouster le main
(Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.
- Blackstone.


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