oust

/ˈau̇st/

Middle English, from Anglo-French oster, ouster to take off, remove, oust, from Late Latin obstare to ward off, from Latin, to stand in the way, from ob- in the way + stare to stand

verb

  1. to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity

  2. to take away (something, such as a right or authority) : bar, remove

  3. to take the place of : supplant

The rebels ousted the dictator from power.

The states do not like attempts by Congress to oust their jurisdiction.

eject expel oust evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.