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expulsion.

Noun
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MEANING

The act of forcing someone or something out of a place or organization.

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  • expulsion from school
  • expulsion of residents

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The letter confirmed her expulsion from the association.

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expulsion

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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular expulsion; plural expulsions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.

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