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evict

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e·vict  (-vkt)
tr.v. e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs
1. To put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; expel.
2. To force out; eject. See Synonyms at eject.
3. Law To recover (property, for example) by a superior claim or legal process.

[Middle English evicten, from Latin vincere, vict-, to vanquish : -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat; see weik-3 in Indo-European roots.]

e·vict·ee (-vk-t, -vkt) n.
e·viction n.
e·victor n.

evict [ɪˈvɪkt]
vb (tr)
1. (Law) to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
2. (Law) to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
[from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer]
eviction  n
evictor  n
evictee  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
evict, force out - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"
eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
2.evictevict - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"
evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

evict
verb expel, remove, turn out, put out, throw out, oust, kick out (informal), eject, dislodge, boot out (informal), force to leave, dispossess, chuck out (informal), show the door (to), turf out (informal), throw on to the streets They were evicted from their apartment.
Translations
evict [ɪˈvɪkt] VT [+ tenant] → desahuciar, desalojar

evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vt [+ tenant, squatter] → expulser

evict
vt tenants, squatterszur Räumung zwingen (→ from +gen); they were evictedsie wurden zum Verlassen ihrer Wohnung gezwungen

evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vtsfrattare
evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vtsfrattare

evict
v evict [iˈvikt]
to put out from house or land especially by force of law. geregtelik uitsit يُخْرِج، يُخْلي، يَطْرُد изгонвам (soudně) vystěhovat sætte ud; sætte på gaden vertreiben κάνω έξωση desahuciar, desalojar (kohtulikult) välja tõstma بیرون کردن häätää expulser (de) לְפָנוֹת बेदखल करना izbaciti, sudski izbaciti kilakoltat mengusir bera út sfrattare 立ちのかせる (법적 절차에 따라) 퇴거시키다 iškeldinti, ištremti izlikt; padzīt (no mājām, zemes) usir uitzetten kaste ut, sette gata wyeksmitować despejar a evacua выселять (súdne) vysťahovať nasilno izseliti izbaciti sudskim putem vräka, avhysa ขับไล่ tahliye ettirmek 驅逐 відсудити قانونی طور پر گھر یا جائیداد سے نکالنا đuổi (ai) khỏi nhà
n eˈviction [-ʃən]
uitsetting, ontsetting إخْراج، إخْلاء، طَرْد изгонване vypuzení udsættelse die Vertreibung έξωση desahucio, desalojo (kohtulik) väljatõstmine اخراج؛ تخلیه ملک häätö expulsion פִּינוּי निष्कासन, बेदखली deložacija, sudsko odstranjenje kilakoltatás pengusiran útburður sfratto 立ちのき 퇴거 iškeldinimas, ištrėmimas izlikšana; padzīšana (no mājām, zemes) pengusiran uitzetting utkastelse eksmisja despejo evacuare выселение súdne vysťahovanie razlastitev izbacivanje vräkning การขับไล่ tahliye etme/edilme 驅逐 позбавлення майна بے دخلی sự đuổi, bị đuổi


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