eviction

CEFRC1

/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of forcing someone to leave a property.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The state of being evicted.

Examples

  • We received an eviction notice the day before yesterday.

  • No one can stop this eviction.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act of evicting.

More examples

In context

  • We received an eviction notice.

  • face eviction

  • order of eviction

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.