deportation

[dee-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr-]

noun

1. the lawful expulsion of an alien or other person from a country.

2. an act or instance of deporting.

deportation

/ ˌdiːpɔːˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion

2. the act of transporting someone from his country; banishment

Other Word Forms

• nondeportation noun
• prodeportation adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deportation¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin dēportātiōn- (stem of dēportātiō ), equivalent to dēportāt(us) (past participle of dēportāre; deport, -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- noun suffix; -ion

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, her husband and her lawyer scrambled to try to stop her deportation.

From Los Angeles Times

The dire situation at the border, he said, could require the intervention of the U.S. military and the hiring of private companies to carry out a mass deportation campaign.

From Salon

Threatened with imminent deportation from Belgium to Iraq, they attempted to cross the English Channel in a small boat.

From BBC

The author’s father recalls receiving extra food from a guard and being treated with basic dignity during his multiple deportations decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times

He also said that his deportation had affected his family in the US.

From BBC

Related Words

• displacement 
• eviction 
• expulsion 
• extradition 
• removal