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evict Definition

evict (ē vikt′, i-)

transitive verb

to remove (a tenant) from leased premises by legal procedure, as for failure to pay rent

Etymology: ME evicten < L evictus, pp. of evincere, evince

evict Related Forms

evic′·tion noun

evict Synonyms

evict

v.

remove, expel, oust, eject; see dismiss 1, eject 1. See syn. study at eject.

evict Law Definition

v

To remove a tenant or other occupant from real property.

evict Usage Examples

Object

  • squatter: The owner then has two years to start proceedings to evict the squatter.
  • housemates: Whats even worse is that one of these evicted housemates can actually win the show.
  • housemate: Whilst Big Brother asks us to evict a housemate, The Weakest Link wants us to pick on the less able.
  • contestant: The contestant evicted from the main house will also enter the secret den.
  • tenant: A Landlord cannot simply evict a tenant without a Court Order, which will be granted only on certain grounds.
  • protestor: The killing led to an occupation of the range before US officials evicted the protestors last month.

Subject

police: Travelers being evicted by police in riot gear from their camp at Stonehenge.

Preposition: as

result: If you are evicted as a result of anti social behavior, you may have difficulty in obtaining housing from the Council.

Modifying Another Word

  • forcibly: In February that year they were forcibly evicted from a council meeting.
  • illegally: However, if you have been illegally evicted you should seek legal advice.
  • unlawfully: It is an offense to attempt to unlawfully evict.
  • violently: They are threatened, tortured, killed or violently evicted from their homes.
  • physically: Your landlord will be considered to be harrassing you if they threaten to physically evict you or throw out your belongings.
  • finally: His wife having left the family home, he was finally evicted for arrears in rent, electricity and gas.

Infinitive complement

make: GM trees not the answer In Brazil local communities have been evicted to make way for large plantations of GM eucalyptus.

Preposition: from

  • land: Only two weeks before they had been evicted from private land near Norse Road, Bedford.
  • house: Each week the nation decides who to evict from the house.
  • property: This could lead to you being evicted from the property.
  • home: The YMCA in Hove provides supported housing for young people who've been evicted from home or have been in care.

Preposition: by

police: Travelers being evicted by police in riot gear from their camp at Stonehenge.