riddance (n.)

  1. the act of removing or getting rid of something

    [ Syn: elimination ]

  2. the act of forcing out someone or something; the ejection of troublemakers by the police; the childs expulsion from school

    [ Syn: ejection , exclusion , expulsion ]

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