evict
VerbUS[ih-vikt]/ɪˈvɪkt/2 syllables
Synonyms:
force out
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)evicted, evicting
- 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.”More general eject, chuck outSimilar force out
- 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”Synonyms: force outMore general eject, chuck out
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
E·vict′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Evicted; present participle & verbal noun Evicting.]
Origin: 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.
The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession.— Sir. J. Davies.
2. To evince; to prove. obsolete George Cheyne
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54