"Expulsion" = too vague; "deportation" = clearer 04:45 Jul 6, 2011
That a Norwegian government department has consistently stuck with the term "expulsion" does NOT necessarily mean it is the right choice! In English, "expulsion", like the norsk "utvisning", can also mean being kicked out of a class or academic program, or altogether banned from returning to a particular school/academic institution. In terms of immigration - in the English-speaking world - we talk about someone ordered "deported", and we call this "deportation" when one is officially asked to leave (= kicked out of) a country. It would be rarer, and too vague, to simply speak of "being expelled". |