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deportations

[/ˌdɛpɔrˈteɪʃənz/]
nounpl: deportations
deportações
1. The act of forcibly removing a person or group of people from a country, typically due to legal violations or immigration violations
The government increased deportations of undocumented immigrants last year.
O governo aumentou as deportações de imigrantes indocumentados no ano passado.
2. Expulsion of a person from a country by official order
Mass deportations were carried out after the war.
Deportações em massa foram realizadas após a guerra.
Synonyms
expulsionsremovalsbanishmentsexiles
Antonyms
admissionsimmigrationsentriesnaturalizations

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
deportações
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
deportações
Standard usage in European Portuguese; also 'expulsões' in some contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

mass deportations
deportation proceedings
deportation order
facing deportation
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