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title: evict — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «evict» in the school dictionary: To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# evict

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** someone, house, you, cuckoo chick, they, landlord · **What happens:** force, leave, live in, not pay, break, make · **To what, where:** someone, house, rent, rules, place, other eggs

<!-- .vabout -->
«evict» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [evict in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/evict.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law, home — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:m1:1
# text = To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	force	force	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
22	rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive | someone *not said here* | the house or land |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 3 | **live in** | present | house | the house or land *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme house=Location |
| 4 | **not** **pay** | past · do-support | house | rent |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rent=Asset |
| 5 | **break** | past | house *not said here* | the rules |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make someone or something leave a place: «The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:m2:1
# text = To make someone or something leave a place: «The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	cuckoo	cuckoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	evicts	evict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | a place |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 3 | **evict** *in a quote* | present | the cuckoo chick | the other eggs |  | the nest |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme from nest=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family was evicted when they could not pay the rent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x1:1
# text = The family was evicted when they could not pay the rent.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	evicted	evict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evict** | past · passive |  | the family |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **pay** | could | they | the rent |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rent=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A landlord cannot evict tenants without following the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x2:1
# text = A landlord cannot evict tenants without following the law.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	landlord	landlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	evict	evict	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	tenants	tenant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **evict** | can | a landlord | tenants |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tenant=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | a landlord *not said here* | the law |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x3:1
# text = The cuckoo chick evicts the other eggs from the nest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cuckoo	cuckoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	evicts	evict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evict** | present | the cuckoo chick | the other eggs |  | the nest |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme from nest=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The squirrels were evicted from the loft by the pest controller.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x4:1
# text = The squirrels were evicted from the loft by the pest controller.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	evicted	evict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	loft	loft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	pest	pest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	controller	controller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evict** | past · passive | the pest controller | the squirrels |  | the loft |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme from loft=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They got a letter warning that they might be evicted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x5:1
# text = They got a letter warning that they might be evicted.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	evicted	evict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | They | a letter warning |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer warning=Stimulus |
| 2 | **evict** | might · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Badger never evicted anyone from his warm home in the Wild Wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x6:1
# text = Badger never evicted anyone from his warm home in the Wild Wood.
1	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	evicted	evict	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	12	flat	_	_
12	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **evict** | past | Badger | anyone |  | Badger's warm home in the Wild Wood |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme from home=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being evicted can be very hard for children who must change school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:evict:x7:1
# text = Being evicted can be very hard for children who must change school.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	evicted	evict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evict** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP» |
| 2 | **is** | can |  |  |  |  |  | for children; hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **change** | must | children | school |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Patient |

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