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

Under the plans, most asylum seekers will have to wait 20 years to apply to settle permanently, with deportations to be sped up when claims are rejected.

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Mahmood also threatened to stop granting visas to people from three African countries - Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia - unless those governments improved co-operation on deportations.

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On Monday the U.K. government proposed passing legislation to make it harder for migrants to lean on the European Convention on Human Rights, an international treaty, to argue against their deportation.

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Ministers say the current interpretation of the law allows multiple appeals against refusals for asylum - including serious criminals having their deportation blocked because their healthcare needs cannot be met.

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Eswatini confirmed for the first time Monday that it had received more than $5 million from the United States to accept dozens of people expelled under Washington's aggressive mass deportation drive.

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Related Words

• displacement 
• eviction 
• expulsion 
• extradition 
• removal