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Webster 1913 Edition

Expulsion

Ex-pul′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
expulsio
, fr.
expellere
: cf. F.
expulsion
. See
Expel
.]
1.
The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.
The
expulsion
of the Tarquins.
Shakespeare
2.
The state of being expelled or driven out.

Webster 1828 Edition

Expulsion

EXPUL'SION

,
Noun.
The act of driving out or expelling; a driving away by violence; as the expulsion of the thirty tyrants from Athens, or of Adam from paradise.
1.
The state of being driven out or away.

Definition 2024

expulsion

expulsion

See also: expulsión

English

Noun

expulsion ‎(countable and uncountable, plural expulsions)

  1. The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
    The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team resulting in a flurry of expulsions, starting with the quarterback.

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French

Noun

expulsion f ‎(plural expulsions)

  1. expulsion
  2. (sports) sending-off, red card, dismissal

Etymology

From Old French expulsion, from Latin expulsio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/

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