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    e·vict
    [əˈvik(t)]
    verb
    evict (verb) · evicts (third person present) · evicted (past tense) · evicted (past participle) · evicting (present participle)
    1. expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law:
      "he had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘recover property by legal process’): from Latin evict- ‘overcome, defeated’, from the verb evincere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + vincere ‘conquer’.
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    1. expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law:
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  2. to force someone to leave somewhere: Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted. evict someone from He was evicted from the bar for drunken and disorderly behaviour.
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    us / ɪˈvɪkt / uk / ɪˈvɪkt / Add to word list to force someone to leave somewhere: Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted. evict someone from He was evicted from the bar for drunken and disorderly behavior.
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    evict / ɪˈvɪkt / verb to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
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    The meaning of EVICT is to recover (property) from a person by legal process. How to use evict in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Evict.
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