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eviction Definition


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evict
verb
    evicted, evicting
    1. To put someone out of a house, etc or off land by force of law.
      Thesaurus: eject, expel, remove, dispossess, expropriate, cast out, put out, kick out, oust, show the door, give the bum's rush (US slang).
Derivative: eviction
noun
    The process of evicting people, especially from a building.
      Thesaurus: ejection, expulsion, removal, dispossession, expropriation, dislodgment, the bum's rush (US slang).
Etymology: 15c: from Latin evincere, evictum to overcome.



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