expulsion
Definitions of expulsion
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the act of forcing out someone or somethingsynonyms: bannissement, excommunication, mise à l'Index, proscription
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the act of ejecting someone or forcing them outtype of:bannissement, excommunication, mise à l'Index, proscriptionthe act of forcing out someone or something
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a wrongful dispossessiontype of:expropriation, expultionthe expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
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