Meaning of EVICTION
| Pronunciation: | | iv'ikshun
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- [n] the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
- [n] action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
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| | Synonyms: | | constructive eviction, dispossession, legal ouster |
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| | See Also: | | actual eviction, coercion, compulsion, due process, due process of law, ouster, retaliatory eviction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*vic"tion\, n. [L. evictio: cf. F. ['e]viction.]
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.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are being evicted, suggests that a present situation or relationship is making you feel helpless and powerless. You feel that you cannot fend for yourself and have a sense of not belonging. Alternatively, you believe that you are being unfairly treated. |
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| | Related Terms: | | disendowment, disherison, disinheritance, dislodgment, disownment, dispossession, disseisin, ejection, expropriation, expulsion, foreclosure, ouster, ousting, reclaiming, removal, repossessing, repossession, the boot |
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