eviction

UK/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/US/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #8,907 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: evictions

An eviction is being legally forced out of the home you rent. An eviction notice, face eviction, halt the eviction.

Only a court and then a bailiff can do it lawfully in Britain — a landlord who changes the locks is committing an offence. Eviction is one of the strongest predictors of homelessness, which is why the notice periods are argued over so hard.

Definitions of eviction

1nounevictionBeing legally forced out of a rented home.B2+
“After months of unpaid rent, the family received a notice of eviction.”

eviction is a removal.

Where it comes from

Latin evictio comes from evincere, to conquer or recover by law — e plus vincere, to conquer.

Proto-Indo-European
*weyk-
Latin
ēvictiō
Middle French
éviction
English, today
eviction

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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eviction in the wild

Nevertheless, the term eviction is the most commonly used in communications between the landlord and tenant.
Eviction
Depending on the jurisdiction involved, before a tenant can be evicted, a landlord must win an eviction lawsuit or prevail in another step in the legal process.
Eviction
Recent cases in various world metropolises continue to illustrate these tensions, involving protests against violent evictions and complex negotiations surrounding the right to housing.
Slum clearance
The AEC opposed evictions related to the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign
Another eviction attempt occurred on 2 February 2012.
Occupy Sydney

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