Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Evict

Evict , transitive verb

[Latin evictus, past participle 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.
The law of England would speedily evict them out of their possession. — Sir. J. Davies
2.
To evince; to prove. [Obsolete] — Cheyne