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deport

[ dih-pawrt, -pohrt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
  2. to send or carry off; transport, especially forcibly:

    The country deported its criminals.

  3. to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself ) in a particular manner.


deport

/ ɪˈɔː /

verb

  1. to remove (an alien) forcibly from a country; expel
  2. to carry (an inhabitant) forcibly away from his homeland; transport; exile; banish
  3. to conduct, hold, or behave (oneself) in a specified manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰٲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǰa· adjective
  • pǰ·ٱ noun
  • ·ǰİ noun
  • non·ǰa· adjective
  • ԴDzd·ǰĻ adjective noun
  • ܲd·ǰĻ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deport1

1475–85; < Middle French éǰٱ < Latin ŧǰ to carry away, banish oneself, equivalent to ŧ- de- + ǰ to carry; port 5
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deport1

C15: from French éǰٱ, from Latin ŧǰ to carry away, banish, from de- + ǰ to carry
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On the immigration front, the regime has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which permits the president to detain and deport people from an enemy nation without judicial review.

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He enjoys higher approval ratings on it than any other policy area, with polls suggesting a significant number of voters support his swift actions to deport thousands of undocumented migrants.

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Three young children who are US citizens - including one with cancer - were deported to Honduras alongside their mothers last week, according to advocacy groups and the families' lawyers.

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He claimed Reform were "the only party that says unless you deport those that come illegally they will continue to come".

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“Everyone is fine with deporting immigrants who have committed crimes. But that’s very different from deporting people mistakenly, without a hearing, to prisons overseas without the ability for parole.”

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