verb
- past tense and past participle of evict; forced to leave a property by legal process
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The family was evicted from their apartment for not paying rent.
- She evicted the troublesome tenant last month.
- They were evicted after violating the lease agreement.
- The landlord evicted him for damaging the property.
- Many residents were evicted when the building was sold.
- He was evicted from the premises by court order.