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e·vict
(ĭ-vĭkt′)tr.v. e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs
1. To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.
2. To force out; eject: "U.S. troops defeated and evicted the Spanish from the Philippines" (Robert D. Richardson).
[Middle English evicten, from Latin ēvincere, ēvict-, to vanquish : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]
e·vict·ee′ (ĭ-vĭk-tē′, ĭ-vĭk′tē) n.
e·vic′tion n.
e·vic′tor n.
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evict
(ɪˈvɪkt)vb (tr)
1. (Law) to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
2. (Law) to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
[C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer]
eˈviction n
eˈvictor n
eˌvicˈtee n
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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.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince]
e•vic′tion, n.
e•vic′tor, n.
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evict
- First meant "conquer, overcome."See also related terms for overcome.
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evict
Past participle: evicted
Gerund: evicting
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| Verb | 1. | evict - 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. |  evict - 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"evict - 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." |
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evict
verb expel, remove, turn out, put out, throw out, oust, kick out (informal), eject, dislodge, boot out (informal), force to leave, dispossess, chuck out (informal), show the door (to), turf out (informal), throw on to the streets They were evicted from their apartment.
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Translations
يُخْرِج، يُخْلي، يَطْرُد
kilakoltat
bera út
iškeldinimasiškeldinti
izlikt
vysťahovať
tahliye ettirmek
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evict
(iˈvikt) verb to put out from house or land especially by force of law.
eˈviction (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.