Removal From Office
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A deprivation of office by the act of a competent officer or of the legislature. It may be express, that is, by a notification that the officer has been removed, or implied, by the appointment of another person to the same office; Bowerbank v. Morris, Wall. Sr. 118, Fed. Cas. No. 1,726. See In re Ilennen, 13 Pet. (U. S.) 230, 10 L. Ed. 130. See Officer.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The act of a person or body, having lawful authority thereto, in depriving one of an office to which he was appointed or elected.