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Deportation

Deportation Meaning & Definition
Deportation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deportation?

[n] the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deportation: exile | expatriation | transportation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Deportation:

See Also | banishment | ejection | exclusion | expulsion | proscription | riddance

Deportation In Webster's Dictionary

\De`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. depotatio: cf. F. d['e]portation.] The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation. In their deportations, they had often the favor of their conquerors. --Atterbury.

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