EVICTION

eviction, dispossession, legal ouster

(noun) the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

eviction, constructive eviction

(noun) action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eviction (countable and uncountable, plural evictions)

The act of evicting.

The state of being evicted.

Source: Wiktionary


E*vic"tion, n. Etym: [L. evictio: cf. F. éviction.]

1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.

2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.] Full eviction of this fatal truth. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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