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eviction vs ouster

ouster vs eviction

eviction and ouster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eviction Yes No No No
ouster Yes No No No
As nouns, ouster is a hyponym of eviction; that is, ouster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eviction:
  • eviction: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
  • ouster: a wrongful dispossession
Other hyponyms of eviction include actual eviction, retaliatory eviction.
eviction (noun) ouster (noun)
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved a wrongful dispossession
a person who ousts or supplants someone else
Difference between eviction and ouster

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