ejectment

[ih-jekt-muhnt]

e·ject·ment

[ih-jekt-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act of ejecting.
2.
Law. a possessory action wherein the title to real property may be tried and the possession recovered.

Origin:
1560–70; eject + -ment
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Ejectment is always a great word to know.
So is lien. Does it mean:
reasonable ground for a belief, as that the accused was guilty of the crime, used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution
the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation
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ejectment (ɪˈdʒɛktmənt)
 
n
1.  property law (formerly) an action brought by a wrongfully dispossessed owner seeking to recover possession of his land
2.  the act of ejecting or state of being ejected; dispossession

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ejectment

in Anglo-American property law, legal action for recovery of land from one wrongfully in possession and monetary compensation for his unlawful detention of the land

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