evict

Definition of Evict in English :

1. evict

expel or eject without recourse to legal process

Example Sentences:
'The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.'

2. evict, force out

expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process

Example Sentences:
'The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Evict

verb (transitive)

1.

to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out

2.

to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title

verb transitive

to remove (a tenant) from leased premises by legal procedure, as for failure to pay rent

tr.v. e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs

1. To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.

2. To force out; eject: "U.S. troops defeated and evicted the Spanish from the Philippines" (Robert D. Richardson).