Synonyms for eviction

Synonyms for (noun) eviction

Synonyms: dispossession, eviction, legal ouster

Definition: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law

Similar words: due process, due process of law

Definition: (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards


Synonyms: constructive eviction, eviction

Definition: 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

Similar words: coercion, compulsion

Definition: using force to cause something to occur

Usage: though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game; they didn't have to use coercion


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