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desalojo

eviction

noun deh-sah-LOH-hoh Rare

Also means

evacuation

Usage Note

Desalojo is the noun from desalojar (to evict, to evacuate). It applies both to forcing tenants out of a property and to emergency evacuations of buildings. Orden de desalojo is an eviction order.

Examples

"El juez ordenó el desalojo del edificio."

Natural Translation

The judge ordered the eviction from the building.

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