Both the Oxford Dictionary and Webster’s Third International Dictionary have given the meaning of the word ‘rusticate’ to mean expulsion for a specified temporary period.
It is well-known that the word ‘rusticate’ owes its origin to the word ‘rustic’ or a man from the country. ‘To rusticate’ means to send the man away to the country. However, the meaning in relation to educational institutions must necessarily be understood as expulsion for a given period of time and no more.
