eviction
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪˈvɪk.ʃən//
The act of evicting.
noun
- 1
The act of evicting.
order of eviction
face eviction
threat of eviction
The family faced eviction after missing several payments.
- 2
The state of being evicted.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.
Forms
- plural
- evictions