evict 1
verbdomain: v physical contact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
expel or eject without recourse to legal process
Examples
- 1.The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.
Hypernym
eject 1
verb
put out or expel from a place
EnglishDerivationally related form
eviction 1
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
Verb_Group
evict 2
verb
expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
