̷ ̷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