EXPULSION


Meaning of EXPULSION in English

ex ‧ pul ‧ sion /ɪkˈspʌlʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: expulsio , from expulsus , past participle of expellere ; ⇨ ↑ expel ]

1 . the act of forcing someone to leave a place ⇨ expel

expulsion of

the expulsion of the protesters

expulsion from

his expulsion from the Soviet Union in 1964

2 . the act of stopping someone from going to the school where they were studying or from being part of the organization where they worked ⇨ expel :

The headmaster threatened the boys with expulsion.

expulsion of

the expulsion from the party of its former leader

3 . the act of forcing air, water, gas etc out of something ⇨ expel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.