EXILE

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : deportation , expatriation , transportation

• (noun) a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

  synonyms : deportee

• (noun) a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

  "American expatriates"

  synonyms : expat , expatriate

• (verb) expel from a country

  "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

  synonyms : deport , expatriate

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