Definitions for evict

evict e·vict

Spelling: [ih-vikt]
IPA: /ɪˈvɪkt/

Evict is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in evict (ceitv).

Definitions for evict

verb (used with object)

  1. to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
  2. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.

Origin of evict

1400-50; late Middle English evicten Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), eq

Examples for evict

Indians, like the Irish, will not pay rent, so we were compelled to evict them.

However, after the battle the badgers ceased to try and evict him.

Tried to evict a guy who hadnt paid his mortgage in a few years.

Police came to evict Mark Kulis—and found a home wired to explode.

These were the people who wanted to evict her from her house.

Bloomberg is afraid to evict you from the park because he is afraid his cops will hurt you if you resist.

In any event, after filing his application, he would then be in a position to evict his enemies.

A California family is struggling to evict their now-fired live-in nanny—and tenancy laws are on her side.

The landlord was going to evict the Coquets on the fifth floor.

In June, Pakistan launched an all-out military offensive in the region, ostensibly to evict all the militants from the area.

Word Value for evict
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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