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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca