1 [U] ~ (of sb/sth) the act of taking sb/sth away from a particular place:
Clearance of the site required the removal of a number of trees. * the removal of a tumour * Allegations of abuse led to the removal of several children from their families.
2 [U] ~ (of sth) the act of getting rid of sth:
stain removal * the removal of trade barriers
3 [U] ~ (of sb) the act of dismissing sb from their job:
events leading to the removal of the president from office
4 [C] (BrE) an act of taking furniture, etc. from one house to another:
house removals * a removal company / firm * When are the removal men coming?
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for removal is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is removal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, removal is tagged as noun.
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