Origin 1400-1450 late Middle English evicten An eviction is the legal process used by landlords to regain possession of their real property when a tenant refuses to leave. Local, state, and federal laws govern evictions, though state laws regulate evictions concerning residential properties.

Definition of evict verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary evict somebody (from something) to force somebody to leave a house or land, especially when you have the legal right to do so A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. The council has tried to get them evicted.

Eviction laws vary by state and municipality, but the process is fairly uniform. A landlord provides an eviction notice to their tenant, giving them a number of days to pay rent, fix any damages, or otherwise remedy the problem that led to eviction.

He never evicts a tenant, nor even threatens to evict those who vote against him. Evict definition: to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.. See examples of EVICT used in a sentence.