eviction
The act of evictingThe act of evicting.
» We received an eviction notice the day before yesterday.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of evicting.
order of eviction
face eviction
Ausweisung, Exmission, Vertreibung
выселе́ниеvyselénije, изгна́ниеizgnánije, лише́ние со́бственностиlišénije sóbstvennosti
(countable, uncountable)The state of being evicted.
- the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
- 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
Examples
8 sentencesWe received an eviction notice the day before yesterday.
We received an eviction notice.
ruМы получили уведомление о выселении.
deWir haben einen Räumungsbescheid erhalten.
No one can stop this eviction.
The cops are here and no one can stop the eviction now.
The eviction process takes months.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.
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Forms
plural: evictionsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law:dispossessionlegal ouster
- 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
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable