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}]