evict

Definition of evict

Verbs

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
Type of:
boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out
put out or expel from a place
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
Type of:
boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out
put out or expel from a place

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Words that contain evict

actual eviction
 constructive eviction
 eviction
 retaliatory eviction