# removal

Pronunciation: say "ri-MOO-vuhl" US /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/, UK /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/, AUS /ɹɪˈmʉː.vəl/

## Noun

1. The act of taking something away, or the fact of something being taken away.
   - Simple: The act of taking something away or getting rid of it.
   - _The removal of the tumor required a delicate, hours-long operation._
   - _Snow removal kept the city crews busy throughout the night._
2. The act of dismissing a person from an official post or position of authority.
   - Simple: Forcing someone to leave their job or official position.
   - _The board voted for the removal of the chief executive after the scandal._
   - _His removal from the committee followed months of complaints._
3. The relocation of a business or household from one set of premises to another.
   - Simple: The act of moving a business or home to a new place.
   - _The firm's removal to larger premises was completed over the holiday weekend._
   - _Their removal to the coast meant a longer commute for everyone._
4. An evening funeral rite in which the coffin is taken, usually from a funeral home, to the church for the next day's mass. *(Ireland)*
   - Simple: An evening service where the coffin is carried to the church the night before a funeral.
   - _The removal took place on Thursday evening, with the funeral mass the following morning._
   - _Family and friends gathered at the funeral home for the removal to St. Mary's._
5. In criminal slang, the murder of a person; the deliberate killing of someone treated as a threat or obstacle. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang word for murder: killing someone on purpose.
   - _The boss arranged the removal of his rival in a downtown parking garage._
   - _Police suspected the removal had been ordered from inside the prison._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "remove" combined with the suffix "-al".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/removal (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).