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eviction meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of eviction at MeaningMonkey.org. eviction meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.EVICTION noun
Definition of eviction (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
- synonyms: constructive eviction
- the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
- synonyms: dispossession, legal ouster
Source: Princeton University Wordnet