Expulsion - Definition and Overview

• After World War II terms, expulsion was a euphemism for ethnic cleansing of territories settled by Germans. See: Expulsion of Germans after World War II.

• In World War II terms, expulsion was a euphemism for genocide. The Nazis used this term to describe the forced deportation of Jews and other victims to death camps.

• In the Book of Genesis expulsion refers to the decree of expulsion from the Garden of Eden issued by God against Adam and Eve after they ate from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge.