exile

exile
ex|ile1 [ `eg,zaıl, `ek,saıl ] noun *
1. ) uncount a situation in which you are forced to live in a foreign country because you cannot live in your own country, usually for political reasons:
poems written by Victor Hugo during his exile in the Channel Islands
in exile: The country's former leader has been living in exile for two years.
force/send/drive someone into exile: After a decade of civil war, the losers are being forced into exile.
self-imposed exile: Wanted in Rome on corruption charges, he now lives in self-imposed exile in Tunisia.
a ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a period of time in which you live or work away from home or the place you prefer:
He returned to California after a brief exile in Texas.
2. ) count someone who has been forced to live in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons
a ) MAINLY JOURNALISM someone who is living or working away from home or the place they prefer:
a team of Irish exiles in London
=> TAX EXILE
exile
ex|ile 2 [ `eg,zaıl, `ek,saıl ] verb transitive usually passive
to force someone to live in a foreign country, usually for political reasons:
Napoleon was first exiled in 1814.
exile someone to something: His father had been exiled to France.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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