Ejectment

/ɪˈdʒɛktmənt/ noun

Definition

The act of ejecting someone from property, or a legal action to remove a tenant; forced removal.

Etymology

From eject plus -ment (Old English suffix forming nouns from verbs, denoting action or result). An old legal term dating back centuries in property law.

Kelly Says

Ejectment is one of the oldest legal terms in English common law—medieval landlords used this exact word to throw people off their land, and it's still used in modern eviction proceedings.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ追ት
me-choot
ARالعربية
طرد
ta-rd
BNবাংলা
নির্বাসন
nir-ba-san
CACatalà
expulsió
ek-spul-zee-oh
CSČeština
vyloučení
vye-loo-che-nee
DADansk
udvisning
ud-viss-ning
DEDeutsch
Ausweisung
ow-sh-vay-ung
ELΕλληνικά
απόλυσή
a-pol-y-see
ESEspañol
desalojo
des-a-ho-ho
FAفارسی
اخراج
e-khraaj
FISuomi
pakkopoistaminen
pak-ko-pois-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
expulsion
ek-spul-syon
GUGU
બાહ્ય કરાવું
ba-hy-ka-ra-v-oon
HAHA
tashi
ta-shee
HEעברית
הדחה
ha-dcha
HIहिन्दी
ख़ुर्ची
khur-chee
HUMagyar
kivezetés
kee-ve-zet-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengusiran
pen-goo-si-ran
IGIG
ịkpọrọ
ee-kpo-ro
ITItaliano
espulsione
es-pul-syone
JA日本語
追放
oi-ho
KKKK
шықтыру
sh-ee-k-ty-roo
KMKM
បោះចេញ
boh-ch-ay
KO한국어
추방
chu-bang
MRMR
बाहेर काढणे
ba-he-er ka-d-ha-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
pengusiran
pen-goo-si-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်
pyan-li
NLNederlands
expulsie
ek-spul-zee
NONorsk
utvisning
oot-viss-ning
PAPA
ਖੁਸੀ
kh-oo-see
PLPolski
wysiedlenie
vye-see-dle-nee-e
PTPortuguês
expulsão
ek-spul-saw
RORomână
expulzare
ek-spul-za-reh
RUРусский
выселение
vys-ee-len-ee-ye
SVSvenska
utvisning
oot-viss-ning
SWKiswahili
kuja
koo-ja
TAதமிழ்
வெளியேற்றம்
ve-l-iya-e-r-r-tam
TEతెలుగు
విసర్జన
vi-sar-jana
THไทย
ขับไล่
khab-lai
TLTL
pag-palayas
pa-g-pa-la-yas
TRTürkçe
ihraç
i-hra-ch
UKУкраїнська
виселення
vye-se-len-nya
URاردو
خارج کرنا
kha-raj-kar-na
VITiếng Việt
trục xuất
trux-xuat
YOYO
ṣẹ́ẹ̀
she-eh
ZH中文
驱逐
qū zhú
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-la

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