Evicting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome
     completely, evict. See {Evince}.]
     1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess
        by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to
        oust.


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              The law of England would speedily evict them out of
              their possession.                     --Sir. J.
                                                    Davies.
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     2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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