Definition & Meaning of "evict"in English

to evict

to legally force someone to leave a property, often because they broke the rules of the rental agreement

Transitive: to evict a tenant or resident

Examples

The landlord had to evict the tenant for consistently failing to pay rent.

to remove someone from a place by force

expel

turn out

eject

out

Transitive: to evict sb

Examples

The security team evicted the unruly fans from the concert venue.

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