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EVICTED
Verb
evicted
simple past tense and past participle of evict
Anagrams
• civeted
Source: Wiktionary
EVICT
E*vict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Evicting.] Etym: [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See Evince.]
1. (Law)
Definition: To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. Sir. J. Davies.
2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] Cheyne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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