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expulsion Definition

ex·pul·sion (ek spul′s̸hən, ik-)

noun

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

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

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expulsion Synonyms

expulsion

n.

ejection, suspension, purge, banishment; see exile 1, removal 1.

expulsion Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • face: Those who fought him could face almost sure expulsion from the union.
  • force: During the course of these forced expulsions, a number of people were killed.

Adjective modifier

  • forcible: In reality, Amnesty has found that people were detained even tho the prospect of their forcible expulsion within a reasonable time was slim.
  • violent: On the cover, the first three slogans are: " 1. Violent expulsion of British imperialism.
  • mass: It is an implicit demand for the mass expulsion of the vast majority of the population of Kosovo.
  • systematic: What we have watched ever since the Rambouillet process is the systematic expulsion of Kosovo Albanians.
  • collective: Such transfers may also raise issues under the prohibition on collective expulsion.
  • immediate: Should the answer be in the affirmative I shall demand his immediate expulsion from the party.

Modifies a noun

  • order: Mullah Krekar says he will appeal Norway's expulsion order.

Noun used with modifier

  • face: The reality is that members who indulge in such views should be made to retract them, or face expulsion from the party.

Preposition: of

  • diplomat: Public outrage ensured the expulsion of all Libyan diplomats from British soil.
  • Albanian: On expulsions of Albanians in Kosovo from March 1999.
  • inspector: It [ the expulsion of inspectors ] sets a dangerous precedent fore the integrity of the non-proliferation regime.
  • hundred: SCULLY: Massive blood loss due to esophageal hemorrhaging caused by the expulsion of hundreds of straight pins.
  • population: The expulsion of the population of Diego Garcia in the 1960s by the Wilson government received almost no press coverage.

Preposition: from

  • union: Those who fought him could face almost sure expulsion from the union.
  • membership: For the avoidance of doubt, any breach of this rule shall render the club liable for expulsion from membership of UK Athletics.
  • party: The reality is that members who indulge in such views should be made to retract them, or face expulsion from the party.