 deportation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien | |
| Related terms: | ejection expatriate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of expelling a person from their native land | |
| Synonyms: | expatriation transportation exile | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | banishment babylonian_captivity expatriate | |
| Similar spelling: |
deportment depredation deportee |
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