deportation
IPA: dipɔrtˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.
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Examples of "deportation" in Sentences
- Ten who were caught doing so are in deportation proceedings and wear ankle-bracelet monitors.
- The desperation of those who speak at the edge of tears about discrimination and deportation is heartbreaking.
- As I've said, the Campaign and the lawyers working with the resisters use the term deportation, so I follow suit.
- Our understanding of the word "deportation," however, is that the immigrant doesn't quite have a choice in the matter.
- LDSG argues powerfully that if detention must be used at all, it should be only when removal or deportation is imminent.
- Critics in France and across Europe criticize the continuing practice, but Mr. Sarkozy insists the deportation is needed and will continue.
- By taking the word "deportation", which connotes a forced dismissal, and tacking on the prefix "self," Romney came up with a little term that seemingly contradicts itself.
- Advocating mass deportation is as unjust and hurtful as advocating that all African-Americans should be deported to Africa on the basis of their high crime-rates and levels of poverty.
- But, indeed, according to the Department of Homeland Security, according to the papers apparently filed by the U.S. attorney in North Carolina, it is alleged that the two Indonesian nationals were already placed in what they call deportation proceedings.
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