legal ouster 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
Hypernym
due process 1
noun
(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishHyponym
ouster 2
noun
a wrongful dispossession
the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
