All 5 Uses

expel
in
Beautiful Creatures
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This meeting's been called to respond to the petition requestin' the expulsion of a Jackson student, a Miss Lena Duchannes, is that right?†
p. 394.2

expulsion = the act of forcing out
What are the grounds for expulsion?†
p. 394.5 *
Based on the written accounts and the information presented at this meetin', I'm afraid we are faced with no choice but to expel her.†
p. 401.1

expel = force out
Based on these events alone, we have grounds to expel her.†
p. 401.8
As I have explained, Mr. Ravenwood, we do have grounds, and we are well within our power to expel your niece.†
p. 402.3

Definitions:

(1) (expel)
force out
especially in 2 primary senses:
- kicking someone out of an organization -- such as a school or country
- squeezing something to eliminate a liquid or gas
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)