Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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eviction | Yes | No | No | No |
due process of law | Yes | No | No | No |
eviction (noun) | due process of law (noun) |
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the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
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 |