evict
verb
transitive verb
Example Sentences
Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2022 An Oklahoma man accused of shooting and killing one sheriff's deputy and wounding another on Monday after his mother tried to evict him had plans to kill officers, Oklahoma City Police Chief Wade Gourley said Tuesday. Paul Best, Fox News, 23 Aug. 2022 The historical society has argued Mattingly failed to maintain the grounds and damaged the property with its actions, prompting members to push to evict him. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Martha had violated the lease, the note said, and Florence wanted to evict her. Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 5 July 2022 Landlords filed to evict Phoenix-area tenants nearly 400,000 times from 2015-2021, according to The Republic’s analysis. AZCentral.com, 19 Apr. 2022 These firms, when acting as landlords, tend to evict tenants at a much higher rate than local and even out-of-state individual landlords. Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2022 In some jurisdictions, landlords are not allowed to evict tenants because of the COVID-19 pandemic. USA Today, 4 Apr. 2022 Building management was going to evict the couple due to the many complaints, Rundle said. ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Late Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, from Latin, to vanquish, win a point — more at evince
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
evict
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Legal Definition
evict
transitive verb
evict
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- eject
- banish
- expel
- deport
- dismiss
- dispossess
- chase
- remove
- exile
- displace
- ostracize
- oust
- read out
- shut out
- deforce
- expatriate
- out
- retire
- cast out
- fire
- sack
- kick out
- terminate
- extrude
- run off
- can
- rout
- bounce
- turn out
- release
- throw out
- discharge
- turf (out)
- drum (out)
- muster out
- boot (out)
- ax
- defenestrate
- axe
- cashier
- pink-slip
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- take
- accept
- receive
- admit
- welcome
- take in
- entertain
- house
- shelter
- lodge
- harbor
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of evict are eject, expel, and oust. While all these words mean "to drive or force out," evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.
The words eject and evict can be used in similar contexts, but eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.
While in some cases nearly identical to evict, expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.
The words oust and evict are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.