evict

/i-ˈvikt/

Middle English, from Late Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, from Latin, to vanquish, win a point

verb

  1. to recover (property) from a person by legal process

  2. to put (a tenant) out by legal process

  3. to force out : expel

eject expel oust evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.