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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eviction \E*vic"tion\, n. [L. evictio: cf F. ['e]viction.] 1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster. 2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.] Full eviction of this fatal truth. --South. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: eviction n 1: 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 [syn: {constructive eviction}] 2: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from land by process of law [syn: {dispossession}, {legal ouster}]
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