deportation | ||
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" |
|
Related terms: | banishment babylonian_captivity expatriate | |
Similar spelling: |
deportment depredation deportee |