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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vict /ɪˈvɪkt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Lawto expel or force out (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process.
e•vic•tion /ɪˈvɪkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable]See -vict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vict (i vikt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - Lawto expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
- Lawto recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
- Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), equivalent. to ē- e- + vic- (past participle stem of vincere; see victor) + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English evicten 1400–50
e•vic′tion, n. e•vic′tor, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: evict /ɪˈvɪkt/ vb (transitive)- to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
- to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquereˈviction n eˈvictor n eˌvicˈtee n |