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expulsion

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Definitions from Case Law

From 344 U.S. 590 - Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding · 1953Most cited · 874 citing opinions

Expulsion' means forcing someone out of the United States who is actually within the United States or is treated as being so

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A driving out with force.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A putting or driving out The act of depriving a member of a corporation, legislative body, assembly, society, commercial organization, etc., of his membership in the same, by a legal vote of the body itself, for breach of duty, improper conduct or other sufficient cause. New York Protective Ass'n v. McGrath (Super. Ch) 5 N. Y. Supp. 10; Palmetto Lodge v. Hubbell, 2 Strob. (S. C.) 462, 49 Am. Dec. 604. Also, in the law of torts and of landlord and tenant, an eviction or forcible putting out See Expel.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A putting or driving ont. The act of depriving a niember of a corporation, legislative body, assembly, society, commercial organization, etc., of his membership in the same, by a legal vote of the body itself, for breach of duty, improper conduct, or other sufficient cause,