removal

removal
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The state of being removed]
Syn. dismissal, discharge, expulsion, exile, deportation, banishment, elimination, extraction, dislodgment, eviction, evacuation, ejection, transference, eradication, extermination, extirpation, replacement, translocation, the boot*, the gate*, the bounce*, the chuck*, the old heave-ho*.
Ant. entrance*, induction, introduction.
2. [The act of moving]
Syn. change of residence, relocation, move, change of address; see departure 1 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or process of moving from one place to another: move, relocation, remotion. See MOVE. 2. The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, eradication, liquidation, purge, riddance. See KEEP.

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