expulsion
[ik-spuhl-shuh n]
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Origin of expulsion
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exclusion, ouster, ejection, displacement, removal, purge, eviction, discharge, suspension, banishment, proscription, deportment, dismissal, dispossession, rush, bounce, ostracism, exile, expatriation, debarmentExamples from the Web for expulsion
Contemporary Examples
The expulsion of ISIS from northern Iraq, though, is a long way off.
The music sometimes sounding like the exorcism of a multitude of demons, each one of whom was mightily resisting his expulsion.
Bagaza called for the expulsion of all Italian priests and missionary workers, but those who stayed received death threats.
Catholic Nuns Aiding Africa's Battered Wives Are Raped and MurderedBarbie Latza Nadeau
September 10, 2014
The LDS Church's expulsion efforts speak to the intellectual crisis the Mormon community is currently facing.
And of course, there are particular places where the rates of suspension and expulsion are insane.
Historical Examples
The mere fact of her expulsion is stated without any comment.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IFrancis Augustus Cox
He imposes it upon the eastern bishops on pain of expulsion.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VIThomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
It is necessary to point out that they do not depend on ovulation (expulsion of the egg).
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
When he was recalled, it was to hear sentence of expulsion passed on him.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2)Harry Furniss
Death or expulsion was the Athenian penalty for impiety (Telfy).
LawsPlato
expulsion
- the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to expel
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Word Origin and History for expulsion
n.
c.1400, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsionem (nominative expropriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of expellere "drive out" (see expel).
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