deportation

UK: /ˌdiːpɔː^rˈteɪʃ^ən/

US: /ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən/

US: (dē′pôr tā′shən, -pōr-)

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de•por•ta•tion  (dē′pôr tā′shən, -pōr-), n. 

1. the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from a state.
2. an act or instance of deporting.

• Latin dēportātiōn- (stem of dēportātiō), equivalent. to dēportāt(us) (past participle of dēportāre; see deport, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion
• 1585–95

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deportation / ˌdiːpɔːˈteɪʃən/ noun

1. the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion

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de•port /dɪˈpɔrt/   v. 

1. [ ~ + obj] to expel (an alien) from a country; banish:
   The federal authorities deported him for illegal entry.
2. [ ~ + oneself] to behave in a particular manner;
   to carry oneself in a certain way:
   The young children deported themselves perfectly.

de•por•ta•tion /ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] faced with immediate deportation.

[countable] increases in the number of deportations.

See -port-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•port  (di pôrt′, -pōrt′), v.t. 

1. to expel (an alien) from a country;
   banish.
2. to send or carry off;
   transport, esp. forcibly:
   The country deported its criminals.
3. to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself ) in a particular manner.

• Latin dēportāre to carry away, banish oneself, equivalent. to dē- de- + portāre to carry; see port⁵
• Middle French déporter
• 1475–85

de•port′a•ble, adj. 
de′por•tee′, n. 
de•port′er, n.