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Pronunciation / Transliteration: deʃˈpeʒu
"Eles lutam contra a ordem de despejo na justiça."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property; the state of being expelled.
"The family faced eviction after falling three months behind on their rent."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin evictio(n-), from evincere 'to conquer, evince, dispossess'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eviction" is said worldwide
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expulsion
Transliteration: ek-spyl-sjɔ̃
"Il risque une procédure d'expulsion pour loyers impayés."
Räumung
Transliteration: ʁɔɪ̯mʊŋ
"Die Zwangsräumung der Wohnung wurde für nächste Woche angesetzt."
sfratto
Transliteration: sfratto
"Hanno ricevuto lo sfratto perché non potevano più pagare l'affitto."
desahucio
Transliteration: desahucio
"El juez ordenó el desahucio de los inquilinos morosos."
despejo
Transliteration: deʃˈpeʒu
"Eles lutam contra a ordem de despejo na justiça."
बेदखली
Transliteration: bedakhli
"मकान मालिक ने उन्हें घर से बेदखली का नोटिस भेज दिया।"
驱逐
Transliteration: qūzhú
"房东向法院申请了对该租户的驱逐令。"
퇴거
Transliteration: toe-geo
"세입자는 강제 퇴거 위기에 처해 있습니다."
立ち退き
Transliteration: tachinoki
"彼らはアパートからの立ち退きを命じられた。"
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