Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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eviction | Yes | No | No | No |
retaliatory eviction | Yes | No | No | No |
eviction (noun) | retaliatory eviction (noun) |
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the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law | an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states |
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 |