Which legal action refers to removing a tenant from the leased premises by the landlord?

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The action being described is the formal legal step a landlord takes to remove a tenant from leased premises. Eviction is a court-supervised process where the landlord seeks to regain possession because of a lease violation, nonpayment of rent, or after the lease ends. The landlord must usually give proper notice, file a suit, and obtain a judgment and, if necessary, a writ of possession to have the tenant removed. This distinguishes eviction from other landlord-tenant concepts. Assignment involves transferring the entire lease rights to another party, with the landlord’s consent in many cases. Sublease is when the tenant leases the property to someone else while remaining responsible under the original lease. Adverse possession is a method of acquiring ownership through long-term occupancy, not about removing a tenant.