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Eviction vs Displace - What's the difference?

eviction | displace |

As a noun eviction

is eviction (the act of evicting).

As a verb displace is

to move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.

eviction

English

Noun

(wikipedia eviction) (en noun)
  • The act of evicting.
  • The state of being evicted.

    • Derived terms

    * constructive eviction

    displace

    English

    Verb

    (displac)
  • To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  • To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
  • (of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.

    • Derived terms

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