Evicted vs. Eviction — What's the Difference?

To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.

Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosed by a mortgagee (often, the prior owners who defaulted on a mortgage).

To force out; eject

To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.

Simple past tense and past participle of evict

To force out; eject

The act of evicting.

The state of being evicted.

The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted; the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's possession by due course of law; dispossession by paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.

Conclusive evidence; proof.

Action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law