evict

(ĭ-vĭkt')
tr.v., e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs.

1. To put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; expel.
2. To force out; eject. See synonyms at eject.
3. 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.

v

Definition: throw out from residence
Antonyms: admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome

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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For a list of words related to eviction, see:

• Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - eviction: legal dispossession of tenant by landlord

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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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