English → Latin
“removal” in Latin
ablēgātiōa sending off or away, dispatch; a banishment, exileāmandātiōdismissal, banishmentrelēgātiōbanishment; relegationāmōtiōremoval, removingremōtiōwithdrawal, putting back; taking away, removal (of an object); dismissal (of a person)abitusa going away; departure; the place through which one leaves; place of egress, way out, exit; outlet, escape routediscēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targeabscēdōto go off or away, depart; to disappear, withdraw; to recede, retreat
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
removal
ablegatio: amandatio (the sending a person away, in order to get rid of him): relegatio (a banishing): amotio (a putting away): remotio (a removing, from one’s self): abitus: discessus (a removing one’s self, a going away; e.g., from a company, etc.): abscessus (separation of persons, especially implying change of residence): or by the verbs.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for removal?
- The usual Latin words for “removal” are ablēgātiō, āmandātiō, relēgātiō; also āmōtiō, remōtiō, abitus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.