About The Word Evict
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Evict
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What's The Definition Of Evict?
[v] expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"
[v] expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m." Synonyms | Synonyms for Evict: force out Related Terms | Find terms related to Evict: boot out | chase | chuck | cut off | disendow | disherison | disinherit | dislodge | dismiss | disown | dispossess | disseise | eject | expel | expropriate | extrude | force out | foreclose | kick out | oust | out | put out | remove | shut out | throw out | toss out | turn out | unhouse | unkennel See Also | boot out | chuck out | eject | exclude | expel | kick out | throw out | turf out | turn out Evict In Webster's Dictionary \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome
completely, evict. See {Evince}.]
1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess
by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to
oust.
The law of England would speedily evict them out of
their possession. --Sir. J.
Davies.
2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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