单词 | oust |
释义 | oust/aʊst /verb [with object] 1Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place: the reformists were ousted from power...
Synonyms drive out, expel, force out, throw out, remove, remove from office/power, eject, get rid of, depose, topple, unseat, overthrow, bring down, overturn, put out, drum out, thrust out, push out, turn out, purge, evict, dispossess, dismiss, dislodge, displace, supplant, disinherit, show someone the door; banish, deport, exile informal boot out, kick out, give someone the boot, defenestrate British informal turf out dated out 1.1 Law Deprive of or exclude from possession of something. 1.2 Law Take away (a court’s jurisdiction) in a matter.Nevertheless, it was held that this clause did not oust jurisdiction and prevent the court from reviewing the decision on procedural grounds....
OriginLate Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French ouster 'take away', from Latin obstare 'oppose, hinder'. Rhymes |
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