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deportation

de·por·ta·tion

UK/diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌdipɔˈrteɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of expelling a person from their native land

  • “men in exile dream of hope”
  • “his deportation to a penal colony”
  • “the expatriation of wealthy farmers”
  • “the sentence was one of transportation for life”
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2.

the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

Origin

From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.

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