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ousting

the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out ouster

Deserted premises

84, s. 13. See Woodfall's Land and Ten. And see EJECTMENT

Shotten

Having ejected the spawn as a shotten herring

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Skunk

the anus secreting an extremely fetid liquid which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense

Action

their respective titles-e.g., COVENANT; ASSUMPSIT; TRESPASS; CASE; TROVER; DETINUE; REPLEVIN; EJECTMENT. See also VENUE. The term 'action' is now applied to

Assize, or assise

are abolished, and recourse is had to an action of ejectment, tried at Nisi Prius. (II) The other division of commissions

Bail

extinct, but it may still be required in actions of ejectment brought by landlords. See (English) Common Law Procedure Act, 1852

Breve de recto

recto, a writ of right or license for a person ejected out of an estate, to sue for the possession of

Cause of action

difficulty in holding that a fresh suit is maintainable for ejectment, because the fresh trespass creates a fresh cause of action,

Chattels or catals

by personal action (see TROVER), while a mixed action of ejectment (q.v.), in which the plaintiff could recover the specific property

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