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i-VIKT/ɪˈvɪkt/

To evict is to force someone legally to leave a property: evict from; eviction. Eject is broader; expel is often from a school or country; rent is the payment (already in the dictionary). Date the eviction notice in the housing case, then the Act. Mix-up: evict vs convict; invert; do not write evict for a guest who leaves by choice.

Meaning

To force someone legally to leave a property (evict from).

Examples

• “Date the eviction notice in the housing case, then the Act, the citizenship paper said.”
• “Tenants were evicted after the arrears figure, which is the rent-debt sense — still quote the £.”

Good to know

evict someone from; eviction notice / order. Noun: eviction. Close: eject / expel. Trap: convict / a voluntary move. Citizenship and housing. Force someone to leave a property by law — date the notice and name the Act.

Near in meaning

eject, expel, turn out

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