legal ouster

/ˌligəl ˌaʊstər/

Definitions of legal ouster

1. noun

   the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
   synonyms: dispossession, eviction

   types:

   ouster

   a wrongful dispossession

   actual eviction

   the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent

   retaliatory eviction

   an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states

   type of:

   due process, due process of law

   (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