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Webster 1913 Edition


Eviction

E-vic′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
evictio
: cf. F.
éviction
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eviction

EVIC'TION

,
Noun.
Dispossession by judicial sentence; the recovery of lands or tenements from another's possession, by due course of law.
1.
Proof; conclusive evidence.

Definition 2024


eviction

eviction

See also: éviction

English

Noun

eviction (plural evictions)

  1. The act of evicting.
  2. The state of being evicted.

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