1. The wrongful dispossession or exclusion of someone (esp. a cotenant) from property (esp. real property); DISPOSSESSION. [Cases: Property 10; Tenancy in Common 14, 15. C.J.S. Property §§ 27–31, 33; Tenancy in Common§§ 25–35, 38, 41.]
2. The removal of a public or corporate officer from office. Cf. EJECTMENT. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 74. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 208–211.]