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eviction

/ɪvˈɪkʃʌn/noun3 syllables

Eviction means: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law.

Synonyms for eviction3

noun, as in the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

dispossession, legal ouster

noun, as in 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

constructive eviction

What does eviction mean?2

noun

1

the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with eviction?12

two syllables

fictionfriction

three syllables

addictionconvictionpredictionrestrictiondepictionnonfictionaffliction

four syllables

jurisdictioncontradictioncrucifixion
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Eviction in a sentence

  • The cops are here and no one can stop the eviction now.Amastan
  • We received an eviction notice the day before yesterday.CK
  • No one can stop this eviction.Amastan
  • Tom is facing eviction if he doesn't pay his back rent by the end of this month.patgfisher

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Forms of eviction

as a noun

plural
evictions