Definitions for ejectment
ɪˈdʒɛkt mənteject·ment

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ejectmentnoun

   A casting out.

2. ejectmentnoun

   A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ejectmentnoun

   A legal writ by which any inhabitant of a house, or tenant of an estate, is commanded to depart.

   Etymology: from eject.

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1. Ejectment

   Ejectment is a common law term for civil action to recover the possession of or title to land. It replaced the old real actions and the various possessory assizes (denoting county-based pleas to local sittings of the courts) where boundary disputes often featured. Though still used in some places, the term is now obsolete in many common law jurisdictions, in which possession and title are sued by the actions of eviction (also called possession proceedings) and quiet title (or injunctive and/or declaratory relief), respectively. Originally, successful ejectment meant recovery of possession of land, for example against a defaulting tenant or a trespasser, who did not have (or no longer had) any right to remain there. It has continued to be used for this, though in some jurisdictions the terminology has changed.

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1. Ejectmentnoun

   a casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection; as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes

2. Ejectmentnoun

   a species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it

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1. Ejectment

   Ejectment is the common law term for civil action to recover the possession of or title to land. It replaced the old real actions as well as the various possessory assizes. Though still used in some places, the term is now obsolete in many common law jurisdictions, in which possession and title are contested via the actions of eviction and quiet title, respectively. Originally, an ejectment was concerned with the recovery of possession of land, for example against a defaulting tenant or a trespasser, who did not have any right to remain there. It has continued to be used for this, though in some jurisdictions the terminology has changed. The old real actions, which were concerned with the title to land, were found to be too technical and difficult to use. The practice thus developed of trying the title to ownership of land, by means of an ejectment. The practice was for the claimant to grant a lease to a friend and later to a fictitious person. An action was brought in the name of this tenant often against another fictitious person who had allegedly evicted him. A letter was then sent in his name to the real defendant, inviting him to defend the case on behalf of his supposed tenant. The true defendant's right to appear depended on the existence of the fictitious lease. This enabled rights of the true claimant and defendant to be litigated. Such fictitious actions have been abolished in many jurisdictions as a result of the provision of alternative remedies.

How to pronounce ejectment?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ejectment in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ejectment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ejectment
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ejectment
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejectment
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ejectment
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ejectment