removal
Americannoun
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the act of removing or state of being removed
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a change of residence
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( as modifier )
a removal company
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dismissal from office
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the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons
Other Word Forms
- preremoval noun
Etymology
Origin of removal
Example Sentences
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Since 1996 Cambodian law has forbidden the unauthorised removal of antiquities, with a prison punishment of up to eight years.
From Barron's
No official reason for the removal has been given, but it comes just weeks after President Xi Jinping removed Zhang Youxia, his highest-ranking general and also one of his closest military allies, from his role.
From BBC
Keeping an outperform rating on the stock, analysts at the investment bank tell clients in a note that the Australian company could even extract further costs following the removal of 29% of its workforce.
A US judge granted him a status called "withholding of removal" last year, he said, because it was likely he "would face the same situation" if he were sent home.
From Barron's
His Tesla sat abandoned on a street in the Hollywood Hills for several weeks — potentially months — before its removal.
From Los Angeles Times
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