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