Associations to the word «Evict»

Wiktionary

EVICT, verb. (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.

Dictionary definition

EVICT, verb. 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.".
EVICT, verb. Expel from one's 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley