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verb (used with object)
1.
to expel (a person, especially 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 Middle English evicten < Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), equivalent to ē- e- + vic- (past participle stem of vincere; see victor) + -tus past participle suffix
1400–50; late Middle English evicten < Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), equivalent to ē- e- + vic- (past participle stem of vincere; see victor) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
e·vic·tion, noun
e·vic·tor, noun
non·e·vic·tion, noun
re·e·vict, verb (used with object)
un·e·vict·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
1. eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
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Word Origin & History
eviction
mid-15c., from M.Fr. éviction, from L. evictionem (nom. evictio) "recovery of one's property," from stem of evincere (see evict).
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