A deportação
Example: A deportação dos imigrantes ilegais causou debate na cidade.
Definition
"Deportação" refers to the official act of expelling or sending a person, typically an immigrant or foreigner, out of a country, usually due to legal or administrative reasons. It involves the forced removal of individuals from a nation’s territory.
Etymology
The word "deportação" comes from the Latin 'deportare,' meaning 'to carry away.' Originally, it referred to the act of transporting someone away, which evolved into the modern meaning of expelling a person from a country. Did you know that deportation has been used historically as a political tool to remove undesired groups?
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