Definition of evict
transitive verb
1a : to recover (property) from a person by legal processb : to put (a tenant) out by legal process
2 : to force out : expel
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Examples of evict in a Sentence
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon.
They were evicted from their apartment.
Recent Examples of evict from the Web
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In New York, the state authorities have effectively evicted the company.
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Both had been turned in by a landlord after their owner had been evicted.
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Elbaz was late on paying his month-to-month lease in July 2016, court records show, and in September, police officers arrived to evict them.
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When the family fell on hard times financially and were evicted from their Kirkwood home in 2009, the two older girls were sent to live with Kaplan.
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By 2012 the incursion of tech workers had gone from steady stream to deluge, and more and more people and institutions— bookstores, churches, social services, bars, small businesses—began to be evicted.
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Their Legal Aid attorneys are working on a possible settlement with their current landlord, who in March filed in court to evict them.
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Until that point, U.S. drones and other aircraft had observed Islamic State fighters evicting families in the area and shoring up their defenses in anticipation of the attack, according to the summary.
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Microsoft will be allowed to evict the holder of the Internet address microsof.com, the U.N.’s anti-cybersquatting board said on Thursday.
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Origin and Etymology of evict
Middle English, from Late Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, from Latin, to vanquish, win a point — more at evince
First Known Use: 15th century
Synonym Discussion of evict
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EVICT Defined for English Language Learners
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: to force (someone) to leave a place
EVICT Defined for Kids
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evicted
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: to force (someone) to leave a place
Law Dictionary
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: to put (a tenant) out of property by force, by virtue of a paramount title, or especially by legal process
Origin and Etymology of evict
Medieval Latin evictus, past participle of evincere to recover (property) by legal process, from Latin, to vanquish, regain possession of
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