EXPULSION


Meaning of EXPULSION in English

/ ɪkˈspʌlʃn; NAmE / noun expulsion (from ... )

1.

[ U , C ] the act of forcing sb to leave a place; the act of expelling sb :

These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country.

2.

[ U , C ] the act of sending sb away from a school or an organization, so that they can no longer belong to it; the act of expelling sb :

The headteacher threatened the three girls with expulsion.

The club faces expulsion from the football league.

3.

[ U ] ( formal ) the act of sending or driving a substance out of your body or a container

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin expulsio(n-) , from expellere drive out, from ex- out + pellere to drive.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.