The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Evicting.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome
   completely, evict. See Evince.]
   1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess
      by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to
      oust.
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            The law of England would speedily evict them out of
            their possession.                     --Sir. J.
                                                  Davies.
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   2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

evict
    v 1: 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."
    2: 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" [syn: evict, force out]