Evict, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Evicting.]
Etymology: [L. evictus, p. p. 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. [Obs.] Cheyne.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for evict; he lists it under banish.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.