sent down
Kicked out formally
Sent down has two distinct British meanings.
At Oxford and Cambridge, to be sent down is to be expelled or suspended from the university: He was sent down for cheating on exams.
In legal contexts, sent down means imprisoned: The judge sent him down for five years.
Both suggest being removed from a higher status to a lower one.
Expelled from school temporarily
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- dismissedReleased from duty
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- excludedShut out, denied entry
removed · disciplinary · academic misconduct · cheating · plagiarism · violation · tribunal · dean
Reduced in status
- loss of statusDiminished standing or rank
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- relegatedAssigned lower rank
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
benched · passed over · marginalized · displaced · reassigned · transferred · busted · degraded
Confined in prison
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- incarceratedConfined in prison
- convictedJudged guilty of crime
- sentencedGiven punishment legally
detained · locked up · remanded · put away · behind bars · correctional · penitentiary · prison
rusticated
Expelled from school temporarily
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- dismissedReleased from duty
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
excluded · removed · disciplinary · academic misconduct · cheating · plagiarism · violation · tribunal · dean · probation
downgraded
Reduced in status
- loss of statusDiminished standing or rank
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- relegatedAssigned lower rank
sidelined · benched · passed over · marginalized · displaced · reassigned · transferred · busted · degraded
jailed
Confined in prison
- imprisonedHeld in custody
- incarceratedConfined in prison
- convictedJudged guilty of crime
sentenced · detained · locked up · remanded · put away · behind bars · correctional · penitentiary · prison · custody
lowered
Moved downward or reduced
- droppedLet fall downward
- descendedMoved downward
- dispatchedSent to a destination
transmitted · delivered · conveyed · relayed · channeled · funneled · directed · routed · forwarded
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
- British universitiesOxford, Cambridge, university, college, undergraduate
sent downgraduated
Completed formal studies
matriculated · admitted · enrolled · stayed up · passed
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