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vict
Third Person
evicts
Present Participle
evicting
Past Tense
evicted
Past Participle
evicted
1
to legally force someone to leave a property, often because they broke the rules of the rental agreement
transitive
- The landlord had to evict the tenant for consistently failing to pay rent.
- The property owner evicted the noisy neighbors who disturbed the peace of the neighborhood.
- The housing authority had to evict residents who were engaging in illegal activities within the complex.
- The homeowner evicted the squatters who had taken over the vacant property without permission.
- The landlord had no choice but to evict the tenant who consistently damaged the property.
Synonyms:
2
to remove someone from a place by force
transitive
- The security team evicted the unruly fans from the concert venue.
- Protesters were evicted from the city hall steps during the demonstration.
- The students were evicted from the library for making too much noise.
- The trespassers were evicted from the private property by the owner.
- The club bouncer evicted the disruptive patron after repeated warnings.