evict : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: evict	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for evict
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evict v 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." 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" Synonym(s): evict, force out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evict \Evict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome completely, evict. See {Evince}.] 1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust. The law of England would speedily evict* them out of their possession. --Sir. J. Davies. 2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.