Meaning & use
Amotion
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The act of removing someone from possession of property or from an office or position.
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The board voted for the amotion of the director following the scandal.
Medieval law recognized amotion as a formal method of dispossessing a tenant.
A note on using this word
Amotion is a specialized legal term, still occasionally used in corporate and property law to describe the formal removal of an officer or occupant.
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