Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb evict

2 senses of evict

Sense 1
evict -- (expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.")
       => eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out -- (put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game")

Sense 2
evict, force out -- (expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months")
       => eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out -- (put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game")

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