or DISPOSSESSION, in Law, an injury which carries with it the notion of possession ; for by means of it the wrong doer gets into the actual possession of the land or hereditament, and obliges him that hath a right to seek a legal remedy, in order to gain possession, together with damages. This ouster may either be of the freehold by abatement, intrusion, diffisin, discontinuance, and deforcement ; or of chattels real, as an estate by statute-merchant, statute-staple, or elegit, or an estate for years.

OUSTER le Main, amovere manum, in Law, denotes a livery of lands out of the king's hands ; or a judgement given for him that traverled, or fued, a monfrans le droit. When it appeared, upon the matter being dis- cussed, that the king had no right or title to the land seized, judgment was given in chancery, that the king's hand be amoved ; and ouster le main, or amoveas manum, was therefore awarded to the escheator, to refore the land, &c. All wardships, liveries, ouster le mains, &c. are now taken away and discharged by statute 12 Car. II.