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expulsion

[ik-spuhl-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of driving out or expelling.

    expulsion of air.

  2. the state of being expelled.

    The prisoner's expulsion from society embittered him.



expulsion

/ ɪˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonexpulsion noun
  • reexpulsion noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expulsion1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ܱō- (stem of ܱō ), equivalent to expuls ( us ) driven out (past participle of expellere to expel ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of expulsion1

C14: from Latin ܱō a driving out, from expellere to expel
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Its expulsions of Palestinians, which began in the 1940s, have only accelerated in our own time.

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Moran’s expulsion from the network is a sign that news organizations are concerned about journalists incurring the wrath of Trump, who has shown a willingness to fight back against his critics in the press.

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That is code for the mass expulsion of Palestinians, which would be a war crime.

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He also vowed to facilitate what he described as the "voluntary emigration" of much of Gaza's population to other countries - a plan many view as forcible expulsion.

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A spate of arrests, diplomatic expulsions and public humiliations has plunged relations between war-torn Ukraine and its prickly Nato neighbour Hungary to a new low.

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