evict (redirected from evicting)

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.

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

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e·vict·ee (-vk-t, -vkt) n.

e·viction n.

e·victor n.

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evict

Verb

to expel (someone) legally from his or her home or land [Latin evincere to vanquish utterly]

eviction n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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.	evict - 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" force out 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"

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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

Translations

evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vt → desahuciar

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evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vt → expulser

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evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vt → zur Räumung zwingen

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evict [ɪˈvɪkt] vt → sfrattare