pretransportation en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + transportation.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Before transportation (deportation to a penal colony).
James went through the courts and spent months in a crowded cell without anyone realising he was a she. After the sentence was commuted, her gender was revealed during the compulsory pre-transportation bath and an appeal was lodged for her pardon.
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