Definition of deportation Deportation

/diˌpɔɹtejˈʃʌn/ - [deeporteyshun] - de•por•ta•tion

We found 7 definitions of deportation from 6 different sources.

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What does deportation mean?

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Noun

Plural: deportations

deportation - the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
  ejection, riddance, expulsion, exclusion the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
deportation - 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"
  exile, expatriation, transportation
  banishment, proscription rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • deportation (n.)
    The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

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  • deportation
    The act of expelling a person from his native land.

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  • Deportation, means the removal of someone from a country. People may be departed from a coutnry for many reasons; for example, one may be deported from a country if he has got into the country illegally, or without a visa (permission).

    Deportation can also heppan inside a country. A person or a group of people may be forced to move to a different part of the country, as a punishment.

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