[syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Expulsion \Ex*pul"sion\, n. [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.
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The expulsion of the Tarquins. --Shak.
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2. The state of being expelled or driven out.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
expulsion
n 1: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection
of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion
from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion,
riddance]
2: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion
of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of
pus from the pimple" [syn: extrusion, expulsion]
3: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn:
expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]