deportation
Definitions
The action of forcibly removing a foreign national from a country, usually by official order.
驱逐出境；遣返
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde- (away) + port (carry) + -ation (process) = 'the act of carrying away.' The noun form of deport, narrowed to its modern legal sense: state-ordered expulsion of foreigners.
Root port still carries 95 more wordsUsage Guide
- Legal/immigration register: 'face deportation,' 'order of deportation,' 'deportation hearing' — formal procedure
- Distinct from 'exile': deportation is governmental expulsion of foreigners; exile is banishment of one's own nationals (often political)
- Usually passive: 'was deported' / 'faces deportation' — agency lies with the state
Example Sentences
- 1.
He is facing deportation after overstaying his visa.
- 2.
The court issued an order of deportation against the convicted spy.
- 3.
Activists protested mass deportations of asylum seekers.