Meaning & Definition of Eviction in English
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Eviction
/ɪvɪkʃən/
noun
1. Action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy)
- No physical expulsion or legal process is involved
synonym:
- eviction,
- constructive eviction
2. The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
synonym:
- eviction,
- dispossession,
- legal ouster