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   oust

   /aʊst/

   verb

   • 1. drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place: "the reformists were ousted from power"
   • ▪ deprive of or exclude from possession of something.
   • ▪ take away (a court's jurisdiction) in a matter.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French ouster ‘take away’, from Latin obstare ‘oppose, hinder’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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