Meaning & use
evictions
Last updated
“evictions” is a form of “eviction”.
Meanings
nouncountable
The act of legally forcing someone to leave a property, especially a rented home.
Grammar: Countable; use 'an eviction' for one case, or 'evictions' for several.
Patterns
- eviction of someone
- eviction from a place
- face eviction
- evictions rise/fall
The city saw a sharp rise in evictions last year.
The family faced eviction after falling behind on rent.
New laws aim to protect tenants from unfair evictions.
nouncountable
The removal of people from land or buildings, often by force.
Grammar: Often used in the plural when talking about many such events.
Patterns
- mass evictions
- forced evictions
- evictions of residents
The report documented forced evictions in the region.
Mass evictions followed the construction project.
The government promised to stop unlawful evictions.
Word forms
| singular | eviction |
|---|
Common combinations
- face eviction
- Many families face eviction when rents go up.
- eviction notice
- The landlord gave them an eviction notice.
- mass evictions
- The war led to mass evictions.
- eviction proceedings
- The court began eviction proceedings.
- eviction moratorium
- The city declared an eviction moratorium during the crisis.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- evict verb
- To legally force someone to leave a property.
- evictor noun
- A person or company that evicts someone.
Commonly confused: evictions or conviction?
evictions vs conviction
A conviction is a formal declaration of guilt in court; eviction is about losing a home.
Practice
The landlord started legal action to ___ the tenants who had not paid rent for months.
Choose one answer.
After 'to' we need the base verb 'evict'. 'Eviction' is a noun, and 'evictions' is plural noun; 'evicted' is past tense and would not follow 'to' here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “evictions”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.