To expel a person from a country, typically someone who is not a legal resident; or to conduct oneself in a specified manner.
From Latin deportare, combining de- (away, from) + portare (to carry), literally meaning 'to carry away.' The word entered English via Old French deporter in the 15th century, initially meaning to carry oneself or behave, then developing the legal sense of carrying someone away from a country by official order.
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