[VN] ~ sb (from sth) to force sb to leave a house or land, especially when you have the legal right to do so:
A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. * Police had to evict demonstrators from the building. * The council has tried to get them evicted.
eviction noun [U,C]:
to face eviction from your home
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