Definitions for evictɪˈvɪkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•victɪˈvɪkt(v.t.)
to expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
Category: Law
to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
Category: Law
to throw or force out; eject; expel.
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Origin of evict:
1400–50; late ME < LL ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, L: ptp. of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince
e•vic′tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
evict(verb)
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."
evict, force out(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
evict(Verb)
To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
Origin: From Latin evincere, "to vanquish completely."
Webster Dictionary
Evict(verb)
to dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust
Evict(verb)
to evince; to prove
Translations for evict
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
evict(verb)
to put out from house or land especially by force of law.
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