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ouster vs eviction

eviction vs ouster

ouster and eviction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ouster Yes No No No
eviction Yes No No No
As nouns, eviction is a hypernym of ouster; that is, eviction is a word with a broader meaning than ouster:
  • ouster: a wrongful dispossession
  • eviction: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
Other hypernyms of ouster include dispossession, legal ouster.
ouster (noun) eviction (noun)
the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
a wrongful dispossession 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 person who ousts or supplants someone else
Difference between ouster and eviction

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