- 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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e•vict /ɪˈvɪkt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Lawto expel or force out (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process.
e•vict
(i vikt′),USA pronunciation v.t.
e•vic′tion, n.
e•vic′tor, n.
- Lawto expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
- Lawto recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
- Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), equivalent. to ē- e- + vic- (past participle stem of vincere; see victor) + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English evicten 1400–50
e•vic′tor, n.
- 1. eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
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evict /ɪˈvɪkt/ vb (transitive)
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