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(ĭ-vĭkt') 
tr.v., e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs.
eviction e·vic'tion n.
evictor e·vic'tor n.
tr.v., e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs.
- To put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; expel.
- To force out; eject. See synonyms at eject.
- Law. To recover (property, for example) by a superior claim or legal process.
[Middle English evicten, from Latin ēvincere, ēvict-, to vanquish : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat.]
evictee e·vict·ee' (ĭ-vĭk-tē', ĭ-vĭk'tē) n.eviction e·vic'tion n.
evictor e·vic'tor n.
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verb
- To put out by force: bump, dismiss, eject, expel, oust, throw out. Informal chuck. Slang boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone theheave-hoold heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep/release.
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evict
v
Definition: throw out from residence
Antonyms: admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome
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IN BRIEF: To force a person to move from rental property.
The landowner had to evict the renters when the house was sold.
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categories related to 'eviction'
- Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - eviction: legal dispossession of tenant by landlord
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Evict
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sætte på gaden
Nederlands (Dutch)
uitzetten, herkrijgen door een gerechtelijke procedure
Français (French)
v. tr. - expulser de, chasser de
Deutsch (German)
v. - zur Räumung zwingen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκδιώκω, αποβάλλω, αποπέμπω, βγάζω, διώχνω, (νομ.) προβαίνω σε έξωση (ενοικιαστή)
Italiano (Italian)
sfrattare, espellere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - despejar (Jur.), desapropriar (Jur.)
Русский (Russian)
выселять, выгонять, исключать, сместить
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - expulsar, recobrar por evicción
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vräka, avhysa, återfå
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逐出, 驱逐, 赶出
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 逐出, 驅逐, 趕出
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쫓아내다, 도로 찾다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い立てる, 取り戻す, 立ち退かせる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يطرد مستأجرا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - גירש (בצו פינוי)
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