meaning of deportation

[Evgenyi]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #259 "US Government Questions Test (7)", question 1

If a person, who is not a citizen of the US, is ordered to leave the country, the order is known as ..........

(a) immigration
(b) emigration
(c) deportation

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #259 "US Government Questions Test (7)", answer 1

If a person, who is not a citizen of the US, is ordered to leave the country, the order is known as deportation.

Correct answer: (c) deportation
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what do you mean by deportation?

Evgenyi

[Alan]

This means an official order for someone to leave the country in which they are living.

Alan
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[Ahmadov]

There is also a verb: to deport. To deport someone means to forcefully send that person to other country from where he is.
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