ejectment
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e·ject·ment
(ĭ-jĕkt′mənt)n.
1. The act or an instance of ejecting.
2. Law An action brought by one claiming the right to possess real property currently possessed by another.
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ejectment
(ɪˈdʒɛktmənt)n
1. (Law) 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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e•ject•ment
(ɪˈdʒɛkt mənt)n.
1. a legal action to recover the title to real property.
2. the act of ejecting.
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ejectment
n → Hinauswurf m; (Jur) → Herausgabeklage f
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