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- DictionaryE·vict/əˈvik(t)/
verb
- 1. expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law: "he had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps"
1. a. : to recover (property) from a person by legal process. b. : to put (a tenant) out by legal process. 2. : to force out : expel. eviction. i-ˈvik-shən. noun. evictor. i-ˈvik-tər. noun. Choose the Right Synonym for evict. eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out.
evict | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / ɪˈvɪkt / Add to word list. to force someone to leave a place: Long-time residents are being evicted from the buildings. eviction. noun [ C/U ] us / ɪˈvɪk·ʃən / [ U ] He’s been threatened with eviction for not paying his rent.
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: dislodge, dispossess, remove, eject. to throw or force out, as from a place, organization, or position: He was evicted from office by a populist revolution.
to force someone to leave somewhere: Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted. evict someone from He was evicted from the bar for drunken and disorderly behavior. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Evicting and forcing to leave. boot someone off (something) boot someone out (of something) bump. chuck someone out.
e•vict. (ɪˈvɪkt) v.t. 1. to expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. 2. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title. 3. to throw or force out; eject; expel.
evict. evict somebody (from something) to force somebody to leave a house or land, especially when you have the legal right to do so. A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. The council has tried to get them evicted. Police had to evict demonstrators from the building.
Definitions of evict. verb. 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.” synonyms: force out. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process. see more. verb. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process.
