evict

/i:'vikt/

Thân thiện

The landlord had to evict the tenants for not paying rent.

Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):
   • To expel (a person, especially a tenant) from a property by legal process: To force someone to leave a place, typically a rented home or land, through official legal action, often due to a breach of agreement like non-payment of rent.
   • To force out or eject, sometimes without formal legal proceedings: To remove someone from a place through persistent pressure or harassment, though this usage often implies an underlying legal right or claim to the property.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The court ordered the landlord to evict the tenants for violating the lease terms.
  • If you don't pay, they will evict you from the apartment.
  • The family was evicted after the bank foreclosed on the property.

Advanced Usage

• "to evict someone from something": The standard construction for specifying the person removed and the location.
  • The authorities evicted the protesters from the building.
• Passive Voice: Frequently used to describe the tenant's experience.
  • They are facing eviction for keeping a pet in a no-pets building.
• Gerund/Nominal Form ("Eviction"): The act or process of evicting.
  • The eviction notice gave them 30 days to vacate the premises.

Variants and Related Words

• Eviction (n): The act of evicting; the legal process or state of being evicted.
  • The eviction was carried out by the sheriff.
• Evictor (n): (Less common) A person or entity that evicts someone.

Synonyms

• Expel: To force or drive out.
• Oust: To remove from a position or place.
• Remove: To take away or off from the position occupied.
• Dispossess: To deprive of possession, especially of property.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Evict" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is typically expressed with prepositions like "from.") - To evict someone from a property: The standard phrasing. - The company was evicted from its office space for non-payment.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "evict." The concept is usually expressed directly.) - To get/be served an eviction notice: To officially receive a legal warning that one must leave a property. - They were served an eviction notice after the noise complaints.

Học thuật

Verb

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
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.

Từ đồng nghĩa

• force out