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exile

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exile in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. expel from a country
    "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
    expatriate  deport  exile 
noun
  1. the act of expelling a person from their native land
    "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
    exile  deportation  expatriation  transportation 
  2. a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
    exile  deportee 
  3. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
    "American expatriates"
    exile  expatriate  expat 
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