Renovict

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To evict (a tenant) on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned. British-Columbia

    "The apartment is smaller than one she had previously, from which she says she was renovicted, or forced to move so the landowner could renovate."

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"The apartment is smaller than one she had previously, from which she says she was renovicted, or forced to move so the landowner could renovate."

Etymology

Blend of renovate + evict.

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