evict

Verb
Synonyms: force out

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  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”Synonyms: force out
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession.— Sir. J. Davies.[1913 Webster]

2.To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne. [1913 Webster]

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