verb
- forces someone to leave a property, especially for not paying rent or violating lease terms
Usage: legal term; third person singular present tense
Examples
- The landlord evicts tenants who don’t pay rent for three months.
- The court order evicts the family from their apartment next week.
- She evicts problem tenants quickly to protect her other renters.
- The property manager evicts anyone who violates the no-pet policy.
- He evicts squatters from abandoned buildings downtown.
- The new owner evicts all current residents to renovate the building.