a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
exile
How to use exile in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for exile.
Editorial note
Do you write a set of laws, with the more severe prescribing exile?
Quick take
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of exile gathered in one view.
a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
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"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for exile.
noun
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
See also: expatriate, expat
noun
a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
See also: deportee
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"
See also: deportation, expatriation, transportation
verb
expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
See also: expatriate, deport
Example sentences
Do you write a set of laws, with the more severe prescribing exile?
And she was kicked out forcibly, had to live in exile for many years.
Many exiles are exiles because their home country's government would hurt them if they returned.
Very exciting: "It's very difficult to advertise one's self from exile - am I crazy to think it can be done?
He is explicitly using a legal definition when he says "the extralegal penalty of exile.
I can't think of any specific "exile event", but it did seem some time before he left that there was a trend in the Ruby/Rails community that made him feel unwelcome.
"You mean the guy who is in internal exile in Britain because as a journalist he revealed war crimes committed by Britain's partner the United States?
A guy involved in the drama and self-exile of a key Node contributor is now starting his own company to profit from what has long been regarded "community" infrastructure.
So when people are ripping your libraries left and right, forgetting to pay a little bit of respect to how big an impact he had on the community, then yeah...I could see how he'd feel the need for a self-imposed exile.
From the article: "forcing a newspapers editor into exile over a report it doesnt like sounds like a story from the 18th century reign of King George III, not of a supposed 21st century democracy.
"To argue that any person who cannot return to their home country without being arrested is "extralegally exiled" would mean that any fugitive is "extralegally exiled," an absurd result.
The government of Raúl Castro continues to enforce political conformity using short-term detentions, beatings, public acts of repudiation, travel restrictions, and forced exile.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use exile in a sentence?
Do you write a set of laws, with the more severe prescribing exile?
What does exile mean?
a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
What part of speech is exile?
exile is commonly used as noun, verb.