expulsion
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6.1
- noun
- /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/
:
expulsión
- After repeated violations of the code of conduct, the board voted for his expulsion from the club.
- face expulsion
- expulsion from school
- risk of expulsion
But anyway the club's facing expulsion from Lee because we've not paid rent.
- But anyway the club's facing expulsion from Lee because we've not paid rent.
- And several of them were fellows of the New Zealand Royal Society and they were threatened with expulsion from the New Zealand Royal Society.
- In the movies that I've done, sometimes the crew really are risking violence or jail time or expulsion.
- And indeed, the period at Medina culminates with the expulsion of Jewish groups who refuse to accept Muhammad.
- This is really interesting, this expulsion which was demanded by who?
- And I think we all know that excuse is pure bull horn now before is expulsion.
- And my father calls me and he tells me, you know, we haven't yet another expulsion order.
Examples
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Behavior like this could lead to expulsion.
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I know that the experience of expulsion and flight still hurts decades later.
Academic text (1990) -
This could be grounds for expulsion, Henry.
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The school would most likely contact you in the event of my expulsion.
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Some link it to the expulsion of Jews from Spain.
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Any future involvement by our students in The Streets will lead to expulsion.
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We watched the expulsion of one of the most celebrated and ancient American peoples.
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The United States responded with the expulsion of Ecuador's ambassador.
Academic text (2012) -
The penalty for infringement is mandatory expulsion.
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This act of expulsion was thought to cleanse the city of its unseen pollution.
Synonyms
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2.0
Taking something or someone away from a place
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5.4
Official act of sending someone out of a country because they are not allowed to stay
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4.2
A situation when someone is not allowed to join or take part in a group
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4.9
Forcing someone to leave a home or apartment they rent
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5.5
Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly
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7.4
Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law
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7.8
A sudden removal of people from an organization for political reasons
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7.6
The act of forcing someone to leave a country or community as punishment
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7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
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8.4
To exclude someone from a group as punishment or social rejection
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9.8
Removing a person from a church and its membership
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7.2
Leaving or being removed from an organization such as a school
An action that makes someone leave a job or place against their will
The removal of a person from property by a court order
Forcing someone to leave their home country as punishment
A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Expulsion comes from the Latin parts ex- ('out') and pellere ('to drive'), and it is the same root behind expel. So to be expelled is to be 'driven out' of a place or group.