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Added 10 October 2026

eviction

/ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/ noun

In Latin: dēiectiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eviction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of evicting.
order of eviction
The state of being evicted.

Origin

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

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