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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Evict \E*vict"\, 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. | |
