deportation

/ˌdipɔˈrteɪʃən/C1Loopy word list, level 6 · Master

Definition

  • n. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien

Word forms

Plural
deportations

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The government announced the deportation of illegal immigrants who had overstayed their visas.

  2. n.

    The court ordered the deportation of the criminal to his home country.