as in expulsions
the forced removal from a homeland
when Romeo learns he has been sentenced to banishment, he claims it is worse than death because he will be separated from Juliet forever
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Noun
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Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025 -
Park and McKellar have chosen not to appeal their expulsions due to the time-consuming nature of the process, which Park said would interfere with his other projects.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Anti-immigrant rhetoric and deportations could exacerbate the home health care shortage.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Last week, an immigration group added Honduran children to the lawsuit on which Kelly made his ruling, but the temporary halt to deportations was limited to Guatemalan children.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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