Definition of EVICTION

eviction

Meanings

Plural: evictions

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
  • the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
  • The act of evicting.
  • The state of being evicted.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.

Synonyms

constructive eviction, dispossession, legal ouster

Scrabble Score: 13

eviction is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
eviction is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eviction is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

eviction is a valid Words With Friends word