Deportation synonyms and antonyms

dē'pôr-tā'shən

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removal (related)
(Law) The transfer of a case from one court to another, esp. from a state court to a federal court
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expulsion
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
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eviction
The state of being evicted.
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banishment
The act of banishing.
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extradition
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence
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exile (related)
Someone who is banished from one's home or country.
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expatriation
Voluntary migration from one's native land to another
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ostracism
In ancient Greece, the temporary banishment of a citizen by popular vote
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transportation
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
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accept (related)
Enforced removal from one's native country by official decree
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reward (related)
A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior:
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admission (antonym)
(Law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
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approval (antonym)
The definition of approval is accepting something or permitting something.
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permission (antonym)
(Computing) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
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detention (related)
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internment (related)
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deport (related)
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asylum-seeker (related)
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reprisal (related)
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death penalty (related)
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detainee (related)
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Deportation Sentence Examples

  • Penal establishments were formed at Newcastle in New South Wales, at Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to colonize Port Phillip. The most noteworthy incident in the first decade of the 19th century was the forcible deportation by the officers of the New South Wales Corps, a regiment raised in England for service in the colony, of the governor, Captain Bligh, R.N., the naval officer identified with the mutiny of the " Bounty."

  • The punishment for exceeding the prices fixed was death or deportation.

  • In April, 1948, President Truman granted executive clemency to Dasch and Burger on condition of deportation.

  • These Zimbabweans now face the possibility of imminent deportation.

  • Hundreds more are in removal centers, awaiting deportation.

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