oust Definition

oust
verb ousted, ousting

1a. law.
To eject someone from a possession; to deprive them of an inheritance;
1b. law.
To take away (a privilege or right, etc).
2. To force someone out of a position and take their place.

Thesaurus: eject, evict, cast out, force out, drive out, expel, banish, give the boot, give the sack (slang), send packing; overthrow, supplant, depose, bounce; Antonym: reinstate, restore.

Derivative: ouster

Ejection; dispossession.

(hiefly N Amer)
The act of forcing someone out of a place, position, etc.

Etymology: 16c: from French oster to remove, from Latin obstare to hinder or oppose.