Definition of "ejectment" [e•ject•ment]

• The act or an instance of ejecting; dispossession. (noun)
• Law An action to regain possession of real estate held by another. (noun)

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• "In older English law, the ejectment was a trespass action that could be taken only by a leaseholder for damages resulting from having been wrongfully dispossessed of property."
• "Sim was in debt to his landlord, and over the idea of ejectment from his little dwelling the tailor would brood day and night."
• "This includes handling landlord-tenant and other land-possession actions, such as ejectment, unlawful detainer, foreclosure, and includes"