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expulsion

[ik-spuhl-shuhn]

noun

the act of driving out or expelling: expulsion of air.

the state of being expelled: The prisoner's expulsion from society embittered him.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin expulsiōn- (stem of expulsiō), equivalent to expuls(us) driven out (past participle of expellere to expel) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non·ex·pul·sion, noun

re·ex·pul·sion, noun

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Example Sentences

Expulsion means a student is never permitted to return, while dismissal means a student may reapply after a specified period.

The two men face criminal charges and possible expulsion from the university.

Sunni provincial lawmakers demanded the expulsion of the peshmerga for being ineffective.

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Expulsion means a student is never permitted to return, while dismissal means a student may reapply after a specified period.

The two men face criminal charges and possible expulsion from the university.

Sunni provincial lawmakers demanded the expulsion of the peshmerga for being ineffective.

One big question raised by the new study is whether any life could survive expulsion from its planetary clan.

Many families had been abruptly separated during the chaos of expulsion.

Secrecy violators can be punished with fines, loss of seniority and even expulsion.

Entering law students are told outright that cheating will result in expulsion.

Brussels must impose stricter fiscal rules on southerners, backed by the threat of expulsion from the euro.

Water is reabsorbed into the body while the feces are moved into the rectum to await expulsion.

The first is that repression, expulsion and restrictions on free speech do little to end terrorism.

The feces are moved into the rectum to await expulsion.

Sudan's expulsion of aid agencies following the indictment shows that the danger is real.

Contractual clauses call for termination and expulsion from the project in case of material breach.

France also takes a hard line over expulsion of radical clerics.

Les clauses contractuelles prévoient un licenciement et une expulsion du projet en cas de violation matérielle.

Sudan's expulsion of humanitarian organizations has thrown the world's largest aid operation into disarray.

Expulsion is out of balance, especially when you consider that other law breakers are allowed to stay.

They faced the threat of expulsion if they showed up in the morning without badges strung around their necks.

Schools have concluded that one thing students seem to fear as much as expulsion is being found out by their parents.

In that case, the jets may represent the decomposition and expulsion of any and all ingested.

The law forbid any expulsion in the four months of cold season.

Proven plagiarism in a paper/essay would mean expulsion from the school.

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expulsion (ɪkˈspʌlʃən)

—n
	the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled

[C14: from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to expel]

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Word Origin & History

expulsion

c.1400, from L. expulsionem, from stem of expellere "drive out" (see expel).

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