English noun: deportation | |||
1. | deportation (act) the act of expelling a person from their native land | ||
Samples | Men in exile dream of hope. His deportation to a penal colony. The expatriation of wealthy farmers. The sentence was one of transportation for life. | ||
Synonyms | exile, expatriation, transportation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | banishment, proscription | ||
Instance hyponym | Babylonian Captivity | ||
2. | deportation (act) the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance | ||