noun
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
• Syn: ↑eviction, ↑dispossession
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dispossess (for: ↑dispossession), ↑evict (for: ↑eviction)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑due process, ↑due process of law
• Hyponyms: ↑ouster, ↑actual eviction, ↑retaliatory eviction
Useful english dictionary. 2012.