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e·vict
(ĭ-vĭkt′)tr.v. e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs
1. To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.
2. To force out; eject: "U.S. troops defeated and evicted the Spanish from the Philippines" (Robert D. Richardson).
[Middle English evicten, from Latin ēvincere, ēvict-, to vanquish : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]
e·vict·ee′ (ĭ-vĭk-tē′, ĭ-vĭk′tē) n.
e·vic′tion n.
e·vic′tor n.
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evict
(ɪˈvɪkt)vb (tr)
1. (Law) to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
2. (Law) to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
[C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer]
eˈviction n
eˈvictor n
eˌvicˈtee n
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e•vict
(ɪˈvɪkt)v.t.
1. to expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
2. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
3. to throw or force out; eject; expel.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince]
e•vic′tion, n.
e•vic′tor, n.
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evict
- First meant "conquer, overcome."See also related terms for overcome.
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evict
Past participle: evicted
Gerund: evicting
| Imperative |
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| evict |
| evict |
| Present |
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| I evict |
| you evict |
| he/she/it evicts |
| we evict |
| you evict |
| they evict |
| Preterite |
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| I evicted |
| you evicted |
| he/she/it evicted |
| we evicted |
| you evicted |
| they evicted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am evicting |
| you are evicting |
| he/she/it is evicting |
| we are evicting |
| you are evicting |
| they are evicting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have evicted |
| you have evicted |
| he/she/it has evicted |
| we have evicted |
| you have evicted |
| they have evicted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was evicting |
| you were evicting |
| he/she/it was evicting |
| we were evicting |
| you were evicting |
| they were evicting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had evicted |
| you had evicted |
| he/she/it had evicted |
| we had evicted |
| you had evicted |
| they had evicted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will evict |
| you will evict |
| he/she/it will evict |
| we will evict |
| you will evict |
| they will evict |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have evicted |
| you will have evicted |
| he/she/it will have evicted |
| we will have evicted |
| you will have evicted |
| they will have evicted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be evicting |
| you will be evicting |
| he/she/it will be evicting |
| we will be evicting |
| you will be evicting |
| they will be evicting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been evicting |
| you have been evicting |
| he/she/it has been evicting |
| we have been evicting |
| you have been evicting |
| they have been evicting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been evicting |
| you will have been evicting |
| he/she/it will have been evicting |
| we will have been evicting |
| you will have been evicting |
| they will have been evicting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been evicting |
| you had been evicting |
| he/she/it had been evicting |
| we had been evicting |
| you had been evicting |
| they had been evicting |
| Conditional |
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| I would evict |
| you would evict |
| he/she/it would evict |
| we would evict |
| you would evict |
| they would evict |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have evicted |
| you would have evicted |
| he/she/it would have evicted |
| we would have evicted |
| you would have evicted |
| they would have evicted |
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Verb 1. evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
2. [画像:evict - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process]evict - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"
evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
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evict
verb expel, remove, turn out, put out, throw out, oust, kick out (informal), eject, dislodge, boot out (informal), force to leave, dispossess, chuck out (informal), show the door (to), turf out (informal), throw on to the streets They were evicted from their apartment.
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Translations
يُخْرِج، يُخْلي، يَطْرُد
kilakoltat
bera út
iškeldinimasiškeldinti
izlikt
vysťahovať
tahliye ettirmek
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evict
(iˈvikt) verb to put out from house or land especially by force of law. geregtelik uitsit يُخْرِج، يُخْلي، يَطْرُد изгонвам despejar (soudně) vystěhovat vertreiben sætte ud; sætte på gaden κάνω έξωση desahuciar, desalojar (kohtulikult) välja tõstma بیرون کردن häätää expulser (de) לְפָנוֹת बेदखल करना izbaciti, sudski izbaciti kilakoltat mengusir bera út sfrattare 立ちのかせる (법적 절차에 따라) 퇴거시키다 iškeldinti, ištremti izlikt; padzīt (no mājām, zemes) usir uitzetten kaste ut, sette på gata wyeksmitować شړل، بی برخه کول despejar a evacua выселять (súdne) vysťahovať nasilno izseliti izbaciti sudskim putem vräka, avhysa ขับไล่ tahliye ettirmek 驅逐,趕出(從房子或土地) відсудити قانونی طور پر گھر یا جائیداد سے نکالنا đuổi (ai) khỏi nhà 驱逐,依法收回(财产等)
eˈviction (-ʃən) noun uitsetting, ontsetting إخْراج، إخْلاء، طَرْد изгонване despejo vypuzení die Vertreibung udsættelse έξωση desahucio, desalojo (kohtulik) väljatõstmine اخراج؛ تخلیه ملک häätö expulsion פינוי निष्कासन, बेदखली deložacija, sudsko odstranjenje kilakoltatás pengusiran útburður sfratto 立ちのき 퇴거 iškeldinimas, ištrėmimas izlikšana; padzīšana (no mājām, zemes) pengusiran uitzetting utkastelse eksmisja شړل، بی برخه کول despejo evacuare выселение súdne vysťahovanie razlastitev izbacivanje vräkning การขับไล่ tahliye etme/edilme 驅逐, 趕出 позбавлення майна بے دخلی sự đuổi, bị đuổi 驱逐
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