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Definition of: evict
(i·vikt′) v.t.
1. To expel (a tenant) by legal process; dispossess; put out.
2. To recover, as property, by legal process. See synonyms under BANISH. [<L evictus, pp. of evincere <e- out + vincere conquer]
—e·vic′·tion noun
—e·vic′tor noun
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