No. 17,908 in Korean
송환
Repatriation.
In a sentence
그는 불법 체류 혐의로 송환되었다.
He was deported for illegal residence.
In this sentence, '송환' is used to mean 'deportation,' typically referring to the act of sending someone out of a country, often back to their home country.
정부는 범인을 본국으로 송환하기로 결정했다.
The government decided to repatriate the criminal to their home country.
Here, '송환' refers to 'repatriation,' indicating the act of returning someone to their nation, often under a legal or diplomatic process.
전쟁 포로들이 오랜 기다림 끝에 고향으로 송환되었다.
The war prisoners were repatriated to their homeland after a long wait.
In this instance, '송환' denotes 'repatriation,' referring to the process of returning individuals, such as prisoners of war, to their home country.
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