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- Dictionarye·vict/əˈvik(t)/
verb
- 1. expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law: "he had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps"
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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.
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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Evicting and forcing to leave. boot someone off (something) boot someone out (of something) bump. chuck someone out.
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: dislodge, dispossess, remove, eject. to throw or force out, as from a place, organization, or position: He was evicted from office by a populist revolution.
Use the verb evict to say that a tenant is being forced to move out of his home, usually through legal action. If you don't pay your rent, eventually your landlord will evict you.
verb. If someone is evicted from the place where they are living, they are forced to leave it, usually because they have broken a law or contract. They were evicted from their apartment. [be VERB -ed + from] In the first week, the city police evicted ten families. [VERB noun] If you don't keep up payments you could be evicted. [be VERB -ed]
evict sb for sth Landlords have the right to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. evict sb from sth The city evicted the store from its original location on Sixth Street to redevelop the area. have sb evicted Neighbours had him evicted for repeatedly disturbing the peace.
1. to expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. 2. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title. 3. to throw or force out; eject; expel.
