EVICTION


Meaning of EVICTION in English

 ̷ ̷ˈvikshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin eviction-, evictio, from evictus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

1. : the act or process of evicting or the state of being evicted

2.

a. : the recovery of lands or tenements from another's possession by due course of law — compare ejectment , ouster

b. : dispossession in virtue of a paramount title

c. : dispossession of a tenant by his landlord

3. obsolete : conclusive evidence : proof

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