ejectment

English

Etymology

eject +‎ -ment

Noun

ejectment (countable and uncountable, plural ejectments)

  1. A casting out.
  2. (law) A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it.

Synonyms

References

  • ejectment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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