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expulsion [ɪkˈspʌlʃən] n
the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled [from Latin expulsiō a driving out, from expellere to expel] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
expulsion noun 1. ejection, exclusion, dismissal, removal, exile, discharge, eviction, banishment, extrusion, proscription, expatriation, debarment, dislodgment Her behaviour led to her expulsion from school. Translations expulsion [ɪksˈpʌlʃən] A. N → expulsión f in doing this she was risking expulsion (from school) → haciendo esto se arriesgaba a que la expulsaran expulsion n (from a country) → Ausweisung f → (from aus); (driving out) → Vertreibung f → (from aus); (from school) → Verweisung f → (von der Schule); (of evil) → Austreibung f → (from aus) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As, for instance, at Athens, after the expulsion of the tyrants, when Clisthenes enrolled many foreigners and city-slaves amongst the tribes; and the doubt with respect to them was, not whether they were citizens or no, but whether they were legally so or not. The period of the campaign of 1812 from the battle of Borodino to the expulsion of the French proved that the winning of a battle does not produce a conquest and is not even an invariable indication of conquest; it proved that the force which decides the fate of peoples lies not in the conquerors, nor even in armies and battles, but in something else. NEVER, by a slip of the tongue, have they so much as alluded to either of their old friends, any more than Miles has alluded to his expulsion. |
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