Evict (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The private security company was hired to evict the group of protesters from the building's lobby.
- They evict all the homeless people from the abandoned building at midnight.
- The owner tried to intimidate them, hoping to evict the residents without going through court.
- In response to the complaint, the landlord made plans to evict the noisy neighbors.
- When the utilities were shut off, the landlord had effectively attempted to evict the remaining tenants.