About The Word Deportation
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Deportation
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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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