deportation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of expelling a person from their native land
  2. noun the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

Etymology

From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.

In classic literature

Synonyms

exile, expatriation, transportation

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