expelled

Expelled is the past tense and past participle of the verb expel, meaning to drive out, eject, or remove by force or authority. As an adjective, it describes something that has been forced out or discharged. The term appears in many domains with related but distinct senses.

In education and institutions, expulsion is a disciplinary action that removes a student from enrollment, membership, or programs for violations of rules or codes of conduct. Expulsion is typically defined by institutional policies and may be subject to due process, with appeals processes in many systems. The term can also describe a person who has been expelled.

In international and political contexts, expulsions involve government or organizational actions to remove individuals, groups, or diplomats from a country or institution. Such actions can be unilateral or collective and often have diplomatic or legal repercussions.

In science and engineering, expelled describes substances that are ejected from a system, such as gases expelled from a chamber, exhaust from an engine, or ejecta in various processes. The noun form expulsion is used to denote the act or process of forcing out.

Etymology: expelled derives from Latin expellere, meaning to drive out.

Related terms include expulsion, ejection, deportation, and suspension.