remove

remove: re·move /ri-'müv/ vb re·moved, re·mov·ing

vt: to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as

a: to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also separable controversy

◇ Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a defendant who is brought into a state court to remove the action to federal district court when diversity of citizenship exists, when the action involves a claim or right arising under the U.S. Constitution or under laws or treaties of the U.S., or when the defendant is a foreign country or its agency or instrumentality. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions brought against an officer or agency of the U.S. for any act under color of office may also be removed.

b: to dismiss from office

an independent counsel...may be removed from office...only by the personal action of the Attorney General — U.S. Code

c: to take away

should his incapacity be removed by a judgment of a court — Louisiana Civil Code

re·mov·abil·i·ty /-ˌmü-və-'bi-lə-tē/ n

re·mov·able also re·move·able /-'mü-və-bəl/ adj

re·mov·able·ness n

remove: I (dismiss from office) verb cashier, depose, disassociate, disbar, discharge, dismiss, displace, dissociate, divest, eject, expel, fire, get rid of, impeach, oust, put out, relieve, replace, suspend, turn out associated concepts: removal proceeding, remove from office II (eliminate) verb abolish, annihilate, bar, cancel, clear, confiscate, debar, deduct, delete, delocalize, detach, deterge, detruncate, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, dislocate, dislodge, displace, disroot, dissociate, disturb, divest, drain, eliminate, eradicate, except, exclude, exhume, export, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, extract, extricate, isolate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, obviate, omit, part, purge, reject, segregate, separate, sequester, sequestrate, set apart, strip, subtract, take away, take out, truncate, unattach, unbind, unfasten, unload, untie, uproot, withdraw associated concepts: remove a cloud on title, remove disabilities, remove obstructions III (transfer) verb amovere, change address, change place, change venue, convey to, deliver to, forward, move, relocate, removere, send, send forth, shift, switch, transmit associated concepts: removal from the state, remove a case to federal court, remove a cause of action IV index abscond, abstract (separate), adeem, bowdlerize, cancel, carry away, debar, deduct (reduce), delete, deport (banish), detach, discharge (dismiss), discharge (release from obligation), disencumber, disinter, dislocate, dislodge, dismiss (discharge), dispel, dispossess, dissociate, divest, eject (evict), eject (expel), eliminate (eradicate), eliminate (exclude), eradicate, evacuate, evict, except (exclude), excise (cut away), exclude, expel, expunge, extirpate, extract, hold up (rob), impound, move (alter position), obliterate, oust, overthrow, part (leave), reject, relegate, rescind, retire (retreat), retrench, revoke, seclude, sequester (seclude), succeed (follow), superannuate, supersede, supplant, suspend, transfer, transport, vacate (leave), withdraw

remove: v.

(1) To take off; to take away; to eliminate.

(2) To transfer a lawsuit from one court to another, especially from a state court to a federal one.

n.
removal

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Synonyms:

Displace, dislodge, transfer, transport, transplant, carry, Change of place / Withdraw, extract, abstract, take out, Interval, distance, separation, stage, step / Banish, destroy, abate, suppress, take away, put an end to, do away with, make a clean sweep of, Step (in a scale of gradation) / Separate, withdraw, take away, carry off / Dismiss, eject, oust, put out, turn out, Move, change place

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remove — re‧move [rɪˈmuːv] verb [transitive] 1. to take something away: • We need to consider the trade implications before border controls are removed. remove something from somebody/something • an injunction removing the vote from 80,000 shareholders • … Financial and business terms
Remove — Re*move (r? m??v ), v. i. To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another. [1913 Webster] Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, I can not taint with fear. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remove — Re*move (r? m??v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Removed} ( m??vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Removing}.] [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re re + movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remove — [ri mo͞ov′] vt. removed, removing [ME remouen < OFr remouvoir < L removere: see RE & MOVE] 1. to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another 2. to take off [to remove one s coat] 3.… … English World dictionary
Remove — Re*move , n. 1. The act of removing; a removal. [1913 Webster] This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton. [1913 Webster] And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remove — ► VERB 1) take off or away from the position occupied. 2) abolish or get rid of. 3) dismiss from a post. 4) (be removed) be very different from. 5) (remove to) dated relocate to (another place). 6) ( … English terms dictionary
remove — [v1] lift or move object; take off, away abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff,… … New thesaurus
Remove — or remover may refer to:* Removalist or household goods Mover * Hare Remover , 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon * Needle remover * Pet eye remover, in photographic retouching * Polish remover * Staple removerSee also* Delete * Relocate * Removable… … Wikipedia
remove — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. remouvoir, from L. removere move back or away, from re back, away + movere to move (see MOVE (Cf. move)). Related: Removed; removing. The noun is first recorded 1550s, act of removing; sense of space or interval by which… … Etymology dictionary
remove — vb *move, shift, transfer Analogous words: convey, *carry, bear, transport, transmit: eradicate, extirpate, uproot (see EXTERMINATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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