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Meaning of 'evict'
Meaning of 'evict' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Evict 
[ v. t.]
- To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by
paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. [ v. t.]- To evince; to prove.
Meaning of 'evict' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. evict [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
- expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
Example in sentence:
- The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months
Meaning (2):
- expel or eject without recourse to legal process
- expel or eject without recourse to legal process
Example in sentence:
- The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.
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