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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome
   completely, evict. See {Evince}.]
   1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess
      by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to
      oust.

            The law of England would speedily evict them out of
            their possession.                     --Sir. J.
                                                  Davies.

   2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.

Source : WordNet®

evict
     v 1: expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The
          landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the
          pipes every morning at 3 a.m."
     2: expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal
        process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had
        not paid the rent for four months" [syn: {force out}]
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