evict (v.)

  1. expel or eject without recourse to legal process; The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.'

  2. expel from ones property or force to move out by a legal process; The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months

    [ Syn: force out ]

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