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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. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
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-1 + 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-1 + 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
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evict (ɪˈvɪkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out |
| 2. | to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title |
| [C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer] | |
| e'viction | |
| —n | |
| e'victor | |
| —n | |
| evic'tee | |
| —n | |
| evict (ɪˈvɪkt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out |
| 2. | to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title |
| [C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer] | |
| e'viction | |
| —n | |
| e'victor | |
| —n | |
| evic'tee | |
| —n | |
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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).
evict
mid-15c., "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 English 1530s. Related: Evicted; evicting.
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Example sentences
Bad move, since the eviction triggers an evil curse.
And so the tenor of the eviction could be pieced together.
The fictional tale of land expropriation and eviction seemed to cut too close to the bone.
When he does rebel, he is given the alternative of submission, or eviction with entire loss of employment.
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