ejectment

English

Etymology

From eject +‎ -ment.

Noun

ejectment (countable and uncountable, plural ejectments)

(law) The legal process of ejecting someone from their property or holdings.
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, V.x.4:
  She had only, therefore, to save herself an actual ejectment, by quitting a house in which she was exposed to such a disgrace.
(generally) A casting out, an ejection.

Synonyms

(casting out): ejection

References

“ejectment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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