Associations to the word «Eviction»

Wiktionary

EVICTION, noun. The act of evicting.
EVICTION, noun. The state of being evicted.

Dictionary definition

EVICTION, noun. 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.
EVICTION, noun. The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law.

Wise words

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