noun
- the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from a state.
- an act or instance of deporting.
noun
- the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
- the act of transporting someone from his country; banishment
1590s, from Middle French déportation, from Latin deporationem (nominative deportatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deportare (see deport).