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Evict

verb

(past & past part. evicted; pres. part. evicting)

Expel or eject without recourse to legal process.

Expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process. Synonym: force out.

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"Evict" Quotes from Famous Books

... the rich and powerful, and inflicted the most drastic penalties upon poor debtors and penniless violators of the law; how it allowed the possessing classes to evade taxation on a large scale, and effected summarily cruel laws permitting landlords to evict tenants for non- payment of rent. These and many other partial and grievously discriminative laws have been referred to, as also the refusal of Government to interfere in the slightest with the commercial frauds and impositions ...

— Great Fortunes from Railroads • Gustavus Myers

... would dignify You've given up hope about him, and so now You would have us "make room." Not precisely! Till the Tenth, when we're due at Dunclacket, somehow "The Doldrums" will do pretty nicely. PAYN's right. With "high rank and no manners," a man His guests may "evict" at his pleasure; But BLOGGS—till he hits on some "Chamberlain" plan— Must leave 'em to flit at their leisure. I made up my mind when I came to this place; For a month, at the least, to remain meant. Though now my amusement at BLOGGS's wry face Is ...

— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, September 5, 1891 • Various

Words linked to "Evict" : boot out, turn out, exclude, chuck out, eviction, turf out, eject, force out