evict
/i:'vikt/
Definition
- 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.
Verb
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expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
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The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months
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expel or eject without recourse to legal process
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The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.
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