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renvoi

[ren-voi]

noun

the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.

Origin:
1895–1900; < French: a return, derivative of renvoyer to send back. See re-, envoy¹

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renvoi (rɛnˈvɔɪ)

—n
	the referring of a dispute or other legal question to a jurisdiction other than that in which it arose

[C17: from French: a sending back, from renvoyer, from re- + envoyer to send; see envoy¹]

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