removal

English

Etymology

remove +‎ -al

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -uːvəl

Noun

removal (countable and uncountable, plural removals)

The process of moving, 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.

Synonyms

(moving to another place): move, relocation

Derived terms

Translations

The process of moving, or the fact of being removed

Armenian: հեռացում (hy) (heṙacʿum)
Czech: odstranění n
Dutch: verwijdering (nl)
Finnish: poisto (fi), poistaminen (fi)
French: enlèvement (fr) m, élimination (fr), prélèvement (fr)

Italian: estirpazione, asportazione (it), eliminazione (it)
Polish: usunięcie (pl)
Portuguese: remoção (pt) f, eliminação (pt)
Russian: удаление (ru) n (udalenije)
Spanish: remoción, eliminación (es)

The relocation of a business etc

Finnish: muutto (fi), muuttaminen (fi)
French: déménagement (fr) m
Galician: mudanza (gl) f

German: Umzug (de) m
Spanish: mudanza (es) f

The dismissal of someone from office

Armenian: հեռացում (hy) (heṙacʿum)
Finnish: erottaminen (fi)
French: destitution (fr) f
German: Entlassung (de) f

Polish: zwolnienie (pl)
Russian: увольнение (ru) n (uvolʹnenije)

a funeral ceremony

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