deportation
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deportedThe act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
» Tom faces deportation.
Тому угрожает депортация.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
Abschiebung, Ausweisung, Deportation
депорта́цияdeportácija, вы́сылкаvýsylka, изгна́ниеizgnánije
депорта́ціяdeportácija, ви́силкаvýsylka
- the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
Examples
12 sentencesTom faces deportation.
ruТому угрожает депортация.
It is unlikely that this indictment will lead to his deportation.
Deportation and genocide are different things.
ruДепортация и геноцид — разные вещи.
Deportation and genocide are two different things.
ruДепортация и геноцид — разные вещи.
By the time a judge rules the deportation illegal, the damage will already be done.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.
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Forms
plural: deportations| Singular | deportation |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of expelling a person from their native land:exileexpatriationtransportation
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable