evictionThe act of forcing someone to leave a place.
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The legal process of removing a tenant from rental property.
povertyThe state of not having enough material possessions or income.
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The state of being extremely poor.
landlordAn owner of a house, apartment, or land who rents it to someone else.
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A person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant.
profitA financial gain.
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A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
tenementA room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
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A large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor section of a city.
homelessnessThe state of having no home.
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The state of having no home or permanent place of residence.
exploitationThe action of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
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The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
precariousnessThe state of not being securely held or in position.
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The quality of being precarious or uncertain.
socioeconomicRelating to the combination of social and economic factors.
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Relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors.
marginalizationThe process of making a person or a group less important or relegated to a secondary position.
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Repeated unfair treatment of a person, group, or concept, pushing them to the edge of social acceptance.