expulsion

UK/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/US/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,073 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: expulsions

Expulsion is the forcing of somebody out of a school or a country. Face expulsion, expulsion from school, the expulsion of the diplomats.

In schools it is the final sanction, and in Britain the official word is now permanent exclusion. Expelling diplomats is the standard measured response between states when something has gone badly wrong but nobody wants a war.

Definitions of expulsion

1nounexpulsionThe forcing of somebody out of a school or a country.B2+
“Bringing a knife to school can lead to immediate expulsion.”

expulsion is a forcing out.

Where it comes from

Latin expulsio comes from expellere, to drive out — ex, out, plus pellere, to drive.

Latin
expulsio
Old French
expulsion
Middle English
expulsioun
English, today
expulsion

From Middle English expulsioun, from Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

expulsion in the wild

To date, no country has left the eurozone, and there are no formal provisions for either voluntary withdrawal or expulsion.
Eurozone
Prior to 1758, Acadians were deported to the Thirteen Colonies (first wave of the expulsion).
Expulsion of the Acadians
Later they were transported to either Britain or France (second wave of the expulsion).
Expulsion of the Acadians
Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people by a state from its sovereign territory.
Deportation
A further number of those remaining chose to convert to avoid expulsion.
Alhambra Decree

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