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Ejectment vs Offside - What's the difference?

ejectment | offside |

As nouns the difference between ejectment and offside

is that ejectment is a casting out while offside is (sports) an offside play.

As an adjective offside is

(sports) in an illegal position ahead of the ball.

ejectment

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A casting out.
  • (legal) A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it.

    • Synonyms

    * (casting out) ejection

    References

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    offside

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball
  • (US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk, e.g. an offside diner (restaurant.)
  • (bridge) Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.

    • Usage notes

    * Precise usage varies between sports; offside'' is used more in association football, while the form ''offsides is (perhaps erroneously) used by some in American football.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) An offside play
  • (British) the right side of a road vehicle when facing in the same direction as the vehicle

    • Antonyms

    * (roadside) nearside

    See also

    * off side * offside trap

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