DEPORT


Meaning of DEPORT in English

/ dɪˈpɔːt; NAmE dɪˈpɔːrt/ verb

[ vn ] to force sb to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there

►  de·port·ation / ˌdiːpɔːˈteɪʃn; NAmE -pɔːrˈt-/ noun [ C , U ]:

Several of the asylum seekers now face deportation.

a deportation order

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (referring to behaviour): from French déporter , from Latin deportare , from de- away + portare carry.

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