Thesaurus: eviction

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1. n. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.
2. n. Conclusive evidence; proof.
3. n. action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
4. n. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
5. 1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster. 2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.] Full eviction of this fatal truth. South.
6. n:100 n. action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved n. the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law