eviction
1.
(
noun
) the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from land by process of law
Synonyms:
dispossession
,
legal ouster
Related Words:
actual eviction
,
due process
,
due process of law
,
ouster
,
retaliatory eviction
2.
(
noun
) 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
Synonyms:
constructive eviction
Related Words:
coercion
,
compulsion
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