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evict

To evict is to force someone to leave a place or property, usually with the force of the law behind you. (verb)

When you make someone leave an apartment because he has not paid rent, this is an example of evict.

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See evict in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See evict in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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