expulsion

Expulsion is defined as forcing someone to leave or forcing something out of the body.

(noun)

An example of expulsion is when a child is kicked out of school forever and told never ever to return because of his terrible behavior.

See expulsion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an expelling, or forcing out, or the condition of being expelled

Origin: ME expulsioun < OFr expulsion < L expulsio < expulsus, pp. of expellere

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See expulsion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English expulsioun

Origin: , from Old French expulsion

Origin: , from Latin expulsiō, expulsiōn-

Origin: , from expulsus

Origin: , past participle of expellere, to expel; see expel

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