WordCmp.com

eviction vs retaliatory eviction

retaliatory eviction vs eviction

eviction and retaliatory eviction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eviction Yes No No No
retaliatory eviction Yes No No No
As nouns, retaliatory eviction is a hyponym of eviction; that is, retaliatory eviction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eviction:
  • eviction: the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
  • retaliatory eviction: an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states
Other hyponyms of eviction include ouster, actual eviction.
eviction (noun) retaliatory eviction (noun)
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
Difference between eviction and retaliatory eviction

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.