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[ dee-pawr-tey -shuh n, -pohr- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌdi pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the lawful expulsion of an alien or other person from a country.
an act or instance of deporting.
Origin of deportation First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin dēportātiōn- (stem of dēportātiō ), equivalent to dēportāt(us) (past participle of dēportāre; see deport, -ate1 ) + -iōn- noun suffix; see -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM deportation non·de·por·ta·tion, noun pro·de·por·ta·tion, adjective Words nearby deportation depone, deponent, Depo-Provera, depopulate, deport, deportation , deportee, deportment, deposal, depose, deposit
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Example sentences from the Web for deportation In 2004, the law was changed and, five years later, deportation proceedings were begun.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice | Raymond Bonner| November 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The deportation faced by Generals Garcia and Vides Casanova may not seem like justice to some.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice | Raymond Bonner| November 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
My children and I are safe now, but we will always by scarred by those twelve years of abuse and fear of deportation .
Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Abuse Need Stronger Protections | Adriana Cazorla| October 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Cuellar and Cornyn wanted to expedite the deportation of the kids from Central America.
A Texas Democrat Tries to Fix the Border | Ruben Navarrette Jr.| August 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Singh said Saini told the men that he had deportation papers ready if they wanted to go back to India.
How the U.S. Sold Out Indian Asylum Seekers on the Border | Caitlin Dickson| August 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In consequence, therefore, they favored a gradual emancipation and deportation of the slaves.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 | Various
There were precedents for the inclusion of such a clause as the deportation clause in the Indemnity Bill.
The Annual Register 1914 | Anonymous
Deportation of criminals obviously benefited only the deporting country.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
We have laws providing for the deportation of alien criminals.
They Who Knock at Our Gates | Mary Antin
But if gradual Emancipation and deportation be adopted, they will have neither to flee from.
The Great Conspiracy, Part 5 | John Alexander Logan
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British Dictionary definitions for deportation noun the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
the act of transporting someone from his country; banishment
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Words related to deportation expulsion, eviction, displacement, extradition, removal, exile, expatriation, ostracism, transportation, relegation