deportation

[ dee-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr- ]
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noun
  1. the lawful expulsion of an alien or other person from a country.

  2. an act or instance of deporting.

Origin of deportation

1
First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin dēportātiōn- (stem of dēportātiō ), equivalent to dēportāt(us) (past participle of dēportāre; see deport, -ate1) + -iōn- noun suffix; see -ion

Other words from deportation

  • non·de·por·ta·tion, noun
  • pro·de·por·ta·tion, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for deportation

deportation

/ (ˌdiːpɔːˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  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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