Definition of DEPORTATION

deportation

Meanings

Plural: deportations

Noun

  • the act of expelling a person from their native land
    • "his deportation to a penal colony"
  • the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
  • The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.

Scrabble Score: 14

deportation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deportation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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