English dictionary

deportation

/,d/i/p/oU/r't/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of expelling a person from their native land

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Examples
His deportation to a penal colony.

Synonyms exile expatriation transportation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

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Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

noun

Source: webster1913