evict

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"A person who attempts to evict, evicts or participates in the eviction of a lawful or bona fide occupant from registered land without an order of eviction, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment not exceeding seven years," states the bill.

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  1. transitive verb To put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; expel.
  2. transitive verb To force out; eject. See Synonyms at eject.
  3. transitive verb Law To recover (property, for example) by a superior claim or legal process.

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  • Maybe something along the lines of: "Dear Mrs. Tilley, Your husband is attempting to evict the long term residents of a New York landmark, so he can gut the building and junk it up with mini-bars and I-pod docking stations." —  Living with Legends: Hotel Chelsea Blog
  • Yes, I would like to evict Obama, but it's not likely to happen soon. —  Hot Air » Top Picks
  • This camp had some heavy confrontation; soldiers from the local army base were ordered to evict the camp and shoot tents, making them full of holes. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • If they don't pay the rent in full and on time - I evict them. —  BiggerPockets Forums
  • The occupation continues, despite an overnight attempt by police and bailiffs to evict the workers. —  Socialist Worker (Britain)
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evict:   evicting ·  evicted
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  1. Middle English evicten, from Latin ēvincere, ēvict-, to vanquish : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat; see weik-3 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, overcome, prevail over, recover one's property by judicial decision, succeed in proving: see evince.
 

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