Meaning & use
deportation
The formal, legal expulsion of a foreign national from a country.
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The court ordered his deportation after he was convicted of the crime.
Families protested the sudden deportation of their undocumented neighbors.
A note on using this word
Deportation is carried out by a government under immigration law, distinct from voluntary emigration.
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