Evict
(verb)
- To legally force someone to leave a property, especially a rented property, that they are occupying.
- To expel someone from a property or place.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from latin evict- "driven out", from the verb evincere, from e- (variant of ex-) "out" + vincere "conquer".
Examples:
- The landlord threatened to evict him if he didn't pay his rent.
- The tenants were evicted because they broke the lease agreement.
- The government evicted the squatters from the abandoned building.
- The company evicted the protesters from their office.
- He was evicted from the casino for disorderly conduct.