Vertreibung — meaning in English

English meaning

• eviction noun The act or legal process of removing a tenant or occupant from a property.
• expulsion noun The act of forcing someone out, or the state of being forced out, especially from a school, group, or country.
• ouster noun A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.

Senses

Vertreibung is used for these senses in English:

• eviction The act of evicting.
• expulsion The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
• ouster (now, _, chiefly, _, US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.
• refoulement (uncountable) The forced relocation of a group of people.

Related German words