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e⋅vict
[i-vikt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME evicten < LL ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, L: ptp. of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince ), equiv. to ē- e- + vic- (ptp. s. of vincere; see victor ) + -tus ptp. suffix
1400–50; late ME evicten < LL ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, L: ptp. of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince ), equiv. to ē- e- + vic- (ptp. s. of vincere; see victor ) + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
e⋅vic⋅tion, noun
e⋅vic⋅tor, noun
Synonyms:
1. eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
1. eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
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| e·vict (ĭ-vĭkt') tr.v. e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs
[Middle English evicten, from Latin ēvincere, ēvict-, to vanquish : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat; see weik-3 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
E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Evicting.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See Evince.]1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. --Sir. J. Davies. 2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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Language Translation for : evict
Spanish:
desahuciar, desalojar,
German:
vertreiben,
Japanese:
立ちのかせる
evict
1447, "recover property," from L. evictus, pp. of evincere "recover property, overcome and expel, conquer," from ex- "out" + vincere "conquer" (see victor). Sense of "expel by legal process" first recorded in Eng. 1536.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: evict
Pronunciation: i-'vikt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Medieval Latin evictus, past participle of evincere to recover (property) by legal process, from Latin, to vanquish, regain possession of
: to put (a tenant) out of property by force, by virtue of a paramount title, or esp. by legal process
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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