单词 | self-deported |
释义 | self-deportedadj. Chiefly U.S. Of a person: that has voluntarily left a place, esp. (in early use) a country in which one has committed a crime, or (in later use) a foreign country in which one has been living without legal authorization. ΚΠ 1882 Chambers's Jrnl. 16 Dec. 794/2 No doubt..many emigrants were prone to evil in their fatherland; and some were self-deported criminals. 1956 Washington Post 29 Feb. 47/2 Report from Italy:..‘Joe Adonis, self-deported United States underworld chief, was robbed by two little kids in his hide-away village.’ 1989 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 17 Jan. 3 a (headline) ‘Self-deported’ Cubans may have to seek refugee status in Canada. 2007 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 17 July 12 If those self-deported aliens wish to later return to the United States, they can apply..and face the same screening process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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