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removal

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removal
removal AC /rɪˈmuːvəl/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Word Family: noun: move, movement, removal, remover, mover; adjective: movable, unmoved, moving; verb: move, remove; adverb: movingly
 Word Family: noun: removal, remover; verb: remove; adjective: removable
1. when something is taken away from, out of, or off the place where it is ⇨ remove
    removal of
    the removal of rubbish
2. when you get rid of something so that it does not exist any longer:
    stain removal
3. when someone is forced out of an important position or dismissed from a job
    removal from
    the mayor’s removal from office
4. British English the process of taking furniture from your old house to your new one
    removal company/man etc
    The removal men have been in and out all day.