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.
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. — sharptoothed
It is unlikely that this indictment will lead to his deportation.
Deportation and genocide are different things.
ruДепортация и геноцид — разные вещи. — Ooneykcall
Deportation and genocide are two different things.
ruДепортация и геноцид — разные вещи. — Ooneykcall
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