deportation
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pɔrˈteɪ noun
1.
the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from a state.
2.
an act or instance of deporting.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion |
| 2. | the act of transporting someone from his country; banishment |
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Deportation
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
deportation
1590s, from L. deporationem, noun of action from deportare (see deport).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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deportation
expulsion by executive agency of an alien whose presence in a country is deemed unlawful or detrimental. Deportation has often had a broader meaning, including exile, banishment, and the transportation of criminals to penal settlements
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Example sentences
Few follow this argument to the conclusion of internment and deportation.
Fear of deportation makes it impossible for them to bargain effectively.
From her family's deportation to her liberation, the entire ordeal only lasted a little over a year.
In addition, it eliminates the right to apply for a waiver of deportation.
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