evict

evict
evict /i-'vikt/ vt [Medieval Latin evictus, past participle of evincere to recover (property) by legal process, from Latin, to vanquish, regain possession of]: to put (a tenant) out of property by force, by virtue of a paramount title, or esp. by legal process

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

evict
I verb depellere, deprive of possession, detrudere, deturbare, dislodge, displace, dispossess, disturb, eject, expel, jettison, kick out, oust, put out of house by legal process, recover property, remove, take possession, thrust out, turn adrift, turn out, turn out of doors, turn out of house and home, uproot, wrest property from associated concepts: actual eviction, constrictive eviction, partial eviction, total eviction, unlawful eviction II index deport (banish), depose (remove), dislocate, dislodge, displace (remove), dispossess, divest, eliminate (exclude), expel

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


evict
v.
(1) To recover something from someone through judicial action.
(2) To expel a tenant from property he or she has leased.
n.
eviction

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


evict
v. To remove a tenant or other occupant from real property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • evict — e‧vict [ɪˈvɪkt] verb [transitive] LAW to legally force someone to leave the house they are living in or land they are living on: • They were evicted from their home for not paying the rent. eviction noun [countable, uncountable] : • Foreclosure… …   Financial and business terms

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • evict — evict; evict·ee; …   English syllables

  • evict — mid 15c., recover (property) by judicial means, from L. evictus, pp. of evincere recover property, overcome and expel, conquer, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vincere conquer (see VICTOR (Cf. victor)). Sense of expel by legal process first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • evict — *eject, oust, expel, dismiss Analogous words: *exclude, eliminate, shut out: reject, repudiate, spurn (see DECLINE): *dismiss, fire, cashier, discharge …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • evict — [v] throw out from residence boot out*, bounce*, chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, extrude, force out, heave ho*, kick out*, oust, out, put out, remove, send packing*, show out, show the door*, shut out, toss out on ear*, turn… …   New thesaurus

  • evict — ► VERB ▪ expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law. DERIVATIVES eviction noun. ORIGIN from Latin evincere overcome, defeat …   English terms dictionary

  • evict — [ē vikt′, ivikt′] vt. [ME evicten < L evictus, pp. of evincere, EVINCE] to remove (a tenant) from leased premises by legal procedure, as for failure to pay rent SYN. EJECT eviction n …   English World dictionary

  • evict — verb ADVERB ▪ forcibly ▪ unlawfully (esp. BrE) VERB + EVICT ▪ attempt to, seek to, try to, want to …   Collocations dictionary

  • evict — v. (D; tr.) to evict from * * * [ɪ vɪkt] (D; tr.) to evict from …   Combinatory dictionary

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