Definition of Ejection

1. Noun. The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting.


2. Noun. The act of forcing out someone or something. "The child's expulsion from school"
Exact synonyms: Exclusion, Expulsion, Riddance
Specialized synonyms: Defenestration, Deportation, Ostracism, Barring, Blackball, Ouster, Ousting
Generic synonyms: Banishment, Proscription
Derivative terms: Eject, Exclude, Expel, Expel

Definition of Ejection

1. n. The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

Definition of Ejection

1. Noun. The act of ejecting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ejection

1. the act of ejecting [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ejection

1. 1. The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation. "Vast ejection of ashes." . "The ejection of a word." 2. The act or process of discharging anything from the body, particularly the excretions. 3. The state of being ejected or cast out; dispossession; banishment. Origin: L. Ejectio: cf. F. Ejection. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ejection

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ejected
ejectee
ejectees
ejectile
ejecting
ejection (current term)
ejection fraction
ejection murmur
ejection period
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Literary usage of Ejection

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook on the Law of Bailments and Carriers by Armistead Mason Dobie (1914)
"At common law, the ejection may be at any place at which the ejection is not ... In some states, by statute, however, the ejection must be either at a ..."

2. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers: As Administered in the Courts of the by Robert Hutchinson, Jacob Scott Matthews, William Frederick Dickinson (1906)
"Whether he would be entitled to at least nominal damages in an action of tort, if his ejection was in fact wrongful, is another question which would ..."

3. A Treatise on the Law of Railroads: Containing a Consideration of the ...by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott (1922)
"ejection of passengers.—In an action by a passenger to recover damages for ejection because a conductor's check was not given to her in exchange for her ..."

4. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Passengersby Norman Fetter by Norman Fetter (1897)
"ejection. I 311. Right to Eject Passenger. 312. Refusal to Pay Fare, or to Exhibit or ... Mode of ejection. 335. Same—Resistance of Passenger. 336. ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant: With an Appendix Containing by Robert Hunter, W.(editor) Guthrie (1876)
"In the older Books and Decisions the action is styled " ejection and intrusion." ejection signifies an unwarrantable entry and " casting out" of the ..."

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