removal

noun

The process of removing 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, euphemistic) Murder.

Roots

moveomov- · Latin · move, mover

Synonyms for removal

remotionn deposal extirpationn excisionn eliminationn riddancen relocationn eradicationn oustern ablationn oustingn expulsionn extractionn uprootingv deracinationn disposaln

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