threat of expulsion

collocation in English

meaningsofthreatandexpulsion

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threat
noun[C]
uk
/θret/us
/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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expulsion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˈspʌl.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈspʌl.ʃən/
(the act of) forcing someone, or being forced, to leave a school, organization, ...
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(Definition ofthreatandexpulsionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthreat of expulsion

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If a patient is under treatment for generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder, with thethreatofexpulsion, the anxiety becomes real.
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There was no suppression of opinions, and nothreatofexpulsionfrom the party.
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Tighter measures, visa requirements and thethreatofexpulsiondo not basically solve these problems.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It simply forces victims to co-operate with police authorities by means of thethreatofexpulsion.
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I recall also that there was often machinery within the union concerned which enabled people underthreatofexpulsionsuccessfully to appeal against that expulsion.
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However, thethreatofexpulsionfrom the league might concentrate minds.
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They have certain rules to which their members are obliged underthreatofexpulsionto adhere.
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They were then underthreatofexpulsion.
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Afterthreatofexpulsion, she continues with the lesson.
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Is it to be censure, boycott and threats of expulsion?
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Threats of expulsion from different bodies often play a role in our political life.
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