/ɪvɪˈkʃʌn/ - [ivikshun] - e•vic•tion
We found 8 definitions of eviction from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: evictions |
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eviction - the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law | ||
dispossession, legal ouster | ||
due process, due process of law (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards | ||
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
ouster the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | ||
actual eviction the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent | ||
eviction - 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 | ||
coercion, compulsion the act of compelling by force of authority | ||
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do |