Meaning of DEPORTATION
| Pronunciation: | | `deepowr'teyshun
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | exile, expatriation, transportation |
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| | See Also: | | banishment, ejection, exclusion, expulsion, proscription, riddance | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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