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removal (iou)



removal noun. E16.
[from REMOVE verb + -AL1.]
a. The action of changing one's place or position; esp. change of residence. Also, an instance of this. E16.
J. Agate Sorting out my papers before the removal to Fairfax Road.
b. The action of moving a person or thing to another place, post, etc.; the fact of being so moved; spec. the transfer of furniture and other household effects on moving house. Also, an instance of this. M17.
attrib.: Times The Patels..are worried that the removal men may damage their temple.
c. In full removal of remains. The formal procedure of taking a body from the house to the church for the funeral service. Anglo-Irish. L19.
The action of taking a thing off or away; the action of getting rid of a person; spec. (a) dismissal from an office or post; (b) murder. Also, an instance of this. M16.
D. F. Galouye The simple removal of four screws would unfasten the grating.
removalist noun (Austral.) a person or firm engaged in household or business removals M20.