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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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Eviction
E*vic"tion\, n. [L. evictio: cf. F. ['e]viction.]1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster. 2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.] Full eviction of this fatal truth. --South.
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Main Entry: evic·tion
Pronunciation: i-'vik-sh&n
Function: noun
: the dispossession of a tenant of leased property by force or esp. by legal process
actual eviction
: eviction that involves the physical expulsion of a tenant
constructive eviction
: eviction effected by substantially interfering with a tenant's enjoyment of the property (as by allowing the property to become uninhabitable) so that the tenant is regarded as evicted under law
re·tal·ia·to·ry eviction
: wrongful eviction of a tenant in reaction to the tenant's exercising of a right (as of reporting health code violations) contrary to the landlord's interest
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