deportation

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(dē′pôr tā′s̸hən)

noun

a deporting or being deported; expulsion, as of an undesirable alien, from a country

Origin: Fr déportation < L deportatio

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noun
  1. The act or an instance of deporting.
  2. Expulsion of an undesirable alien from a country.

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