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evict
[ ih-vikt ]
verb (used with object)
- to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
Synonyms: dislodge, dispossess, remove, eject
- to throw or force out, as from a place, organization, or position:
He was evicted from office by a populist revolution.
- to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
evict
/ ɪˈvɪkt /
verb
- to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
- to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
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Derived Forms
- eˈviction, noun
- eˌvicˈtee, noun
- eˈvictor, noun
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Other Words From
- e·vic·tion noun
- e·vic·tor noun
- re·e·vict verb (used with object)
- un·e·vict·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evict1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of evict1
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Example Sentences
In order to be covered by the moratorium, renters have to submit paperwork demonstrating they make less than $99,000 per earner and that homelessness or living with others in close proximity would be their only options if evicted.
Landlords can still evict tenants for unpaid rent if the tenant refuses to apply for or cooperate with rent relief.
He said evicting people would lead some to double- or triple-up with family or friends, which could exacerbate the spread of the virus.
In September, after months of underpaying rent, Long was evicted from her $500-a month apartment.
Five landlords eventually challenged the legality of the moratorium on filing an eviction and a second moratorium on evicting tenants during the course of a state of emergency.
In June, Pakistan launched an all-out military offensive in the region, ostensibly to evict all the militants from the area.
A California family is struggling to evict their now-fired live-in nanny—and tenancy laws are on her side.
Police came to evict Mark Kulis—and found a home wired to explode.
Tried to evict a guy who hadnt paid his mortgage in a few years.
The Israeli army even formally announced it wouldn't evict the Bab al-Shams until Obama left for Jordan on Friday.
Certain it is that in the putting in force of the right to evict a tenant the landlord is very long-suffering.
However, after the battle the badgers ceased to try and evict him.
He said he liked the place and meant to stay there, and if possible evict the ghost.
Buy them out or evict them, and then the two furlongs will consist of nothing but demesne land and glebe.
He never evicts a tenant, nor even threatens to evict those who vote against him.
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