evicted; evicting; evicts
1
a
: to recover (property) from a person by legal process
b
: to put (a tenant) out by legal process
2
: to force out : expel
Examples of evict in a Sentence
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon.
They were evicted from their apartment.
Recent Examples on the Web
Currently, if squatters enter a property and take it over illegally, the rightful owners face significant challenges in evicting the people and reclaiming their property.
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Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
And then, on an emergency basis, on June 28th, a judge issued an injunction that prevented our landlord from evicting us and taking over the space.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
Since the Ninth Circuit rulings, some judges have blocked cities from evicting encampments unless there are enough shelter beds for its entire homeless population.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
This family was being evicted due to having exhausted all of their financial resources on their daughter’s health care.
—Jean Marie Middleton, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
And then, on an emergency basis, on June 28th, a judge issued an injunction that prevented our landlord from evicting us and taking over the space.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
Since the Ninth Circuit rulings, some judges have blocked cities from evicting encampments unless there are enough shelter beds for its entire homeless population.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
This family was being evicted due to having exhausted all of their financial resources on their daughter’s health care.
—Jean Marie Middleton, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for evict
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“Evict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evict. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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evict
verb
: to put (a person) out from property by legal action
Legal Definition
evict
transitive verb
: to put (a tenant) out of property by force, by virtue of a paramount title, or especially by legal process
Etymology
Medieval Latin evictus, past participle of evincere to recover (property) by legal process, from Latin, to vanquish, regain possession of
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