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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