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Definition of Removal
1. Noun. The act of removing. "He had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
Generic synonyms: Separation
Specialized synonyms: Abscission, Cutting Off, Abstraction, Extraction, Autotomy, Decontamination, Deletion, Baring, Denudation, Husking, Stripping, Uncovering, Dermabrasion, Dislodgement, Dislodgment, Elimination, Riddance, Elimination, Emptying, Evacuation, Voidance, Rinse, Rinsing, Disembowelment, Evisceration, Skimming, Withdrawal, Withdrawal
Derivative terms: Remove, Remove, Remove
2. Noun. Dismissal from office.
Specialized synonyms: Purge
Derivative terms: Remove
Definition of Removal
1. n. The act of removing, or the state of being removed.
Definition of Removal
1. Noun. The process of moving, or the fact of being removed ¹
2. Noun. The relocation of a business etc ¹
3. Noun. The dismissal of someone from office ¹
4. Noun. (Ireland) a funeral ceremony involving prayers and meeting of the family, usually at the home of the deceased, and normally held on the evening prior to burial. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Removal
1. the act of removing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Removal
Literary usage of Removal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by United States Civil Service Commission (1898)
"(c) REGULATION OF THE POWER OF removal. Syracuse police commissioners removed
without notice.—Held, That the legislature may abridge the term of an office ..."
2. The Works of Daniel Webster by Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1851)
"THE removal OF THE DEPOSITS/ THE charter of the Bank of the United States provided
that the public moneys should be deposited in the bank, ..."
3. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"3, inhere any order of removal shall be suspended on account nf the ... On the
19M of November, 1860, an order was obtained for the removal of JO and E. his ..."
4. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1901)
"removal of Lumbar Glands for Malignant Disease of the Spermatic Cord. ...
Operation in the case reported had been done first for the removal of the testicle ..."
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