REMOVAL

removal

(noun) dismissal from office

removal, remotion

(noun) the act of removing; “he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

removal (countable and uncountable, plural removals)

The process of moving, or the fact of being removed.

The relocation of a business etc.

The dismissal of someone from office.

(Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.

(slang, euphemism) Murder.

Synonyms

• (moving to another place): move, relocation

Anagrams

• vomeral

Source: Wiktionary


Re*mov"al (-al), n.

Definition: The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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