- eviction from a property
- process of being expelled from a property
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
eviction from a property
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eviction — evic·tion /i vik shən/ n: the dispossession of a tenant of leased property by force or esp. by legal process actual eviction: eviction that involves the physical expulsion of a tenant constructive eviction: eviction effected by substantially… … Law dictionary
eviction — mid 15c., from M.Fr. éviction, from L. evictionem (nom. evictio) recovery of one s property, noun of action from pp. stem of evincere (see EVICT (Cf. evict)) … Etymology dictionary
eviction, retaliatory — n. Expelling the tenant from the property in retaliation for the tenant’s valid complaints about the landlord. See also constructive eviction The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… … Law dictionary
eviction, actual — n. Physically expelling the tenant from the property. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
Eviction — Two men, being evicted, stand with their possessions on the sidewalk, circa 1910, on the Lower East Side of New York City. Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction,… … Wikipedia
eviction — evict ► VERB ▪ expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law. DERIVATIVES eviction noun. ORIGIN from Latin evincere overcome, defeat … English terms dictionary
eviction — evict e‧vict [ɪˈvɪkt] verb [transitive] LAW to legally force someone to leave the house they are living in or land they are living on: • They were evicted from their home for not paying the rent. eviction noun [countable, uncountable] : •… … Financial and business terms
Eviction — A landlord s legal removal of a tenant from his rental property. Eviction may occur when rent has not been paid, when the terms of the rental agreement have been breached or in certain other situations, such as the conversion of the rental unit… … Investment dictionary
Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign — The Western Cape Anti Eviction Campaign is a popular movement made up of poor and oppressed communities in Cape Town, South Africa. It was formed on November 2000 with the aim of fighting evictions, water cut offs and poor health services,… … Wikipedia
retaliatory eviction — see eviction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. retaliatory eviction … Law dictionary
