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evict

e·vict [ i víkt ] (past and past participle e·vict·ed, present participle e·vict·ing, 3rd person present singular e·victs)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. eject somebody from property: to force a tenant to leave a property, especially the tenant's residence, usually because he or she has failed to comply with the terms of the lease

2. throw somebody out: to force somebody to leave a place, usually because of bad behavior
She was evicted from the game for insulting the referee.

3. get back property: to recover property or title to property from somebody by legal means

[15th century. < Latin evict-, past participle of evincere (see evince)]

e·vict·ee [ i vìk t ] noun
e·vic·tion noun
e·vic·tor noun
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