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banished for seditious activities. exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons. deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare.
Exile or banishment, is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose.
C2 [ U ] the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons: go into exile The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country. in exile The deposed leaders are currently in exile in the neighbouring country. [ C ]
a person banished from their native land. prolonged separation from one's country or home, such as by force of circumstances: Many will suffer wartime exile. anyone separated from their country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances. the Exile, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597–538 b.c.
exile in British English. (ˈɛɡzaɪl , ˈɛksaɪl ) noun. 1. a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one's home or country; banishment. 2. the expulsion of a person from his or her native land by official decree. 3. a person banished or living away from his or her home or country; expatriate.
If you are exiled from a place, you must leave and not return. Such punishment is called exile. For example, after he was removed from power, Napoleon lived in exile on the island of Elba. The verb exile comes from the Old French word essillier, meaning “banish, expel, or drive off.”.
Definition of exile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dissidents exiled to Siberia. EXILE meaning: 1 : a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country often used after in or into sometimes used figuratively; 2 : a period of time during which someone has lived in exile.
1. expulsion from one's native land or home by authoritative decree. 2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile. 3. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile. 4. a person banished or separated from his or her native land.
Exile definition: One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
