eviction
n. C / Un. the legal process of forcing someone to leave the house or land they are living in. This usually happens because they haven't paid rent or have broken the rules of their contract.
n. the legal removal of a tenant from a rental property by a landlord. Refers to the formal process of recovering possession of real property through legal action or summary proceedings.
The family is facing eviction because they cannot pay the rent.
After months of missed payments, the landlord finally served the tenants with an official eviction notice.
The city's housing department reported a significant rise in eviction rates following the expiration of the temporary rent freeze enacted during the economic crisis.
Uncountable when referring to the general legal concept; countable when referring to a specific instance or legal case.