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− | ==Pronunciation== | + | ==Origin== |
− | [eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl], verb, -iled, -il⋅ing. | + | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''exil'' banishment, [[Latin]] ''ex(s)ilium'', equiv. to ''exsul'' banished person + -''ium'' -''ium'' |
− | ==Noun== | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
− | 1. expulsion from one's native land by [[authoritative]] decree. | + | ==Definitions== |
− | | + | *1: expulsion from one's [[native]] [[land]] by [[authoritative]] decree. |
− | 2. the [[fact]] or [[state]] of such expulsion: "to live in exile". | + | *2: the [[fact]] or [[state]] of such expulsion: "to live in exile". |
− | | + | *3: [[person]] banished from his or her native land. |
− | 3. a [[person]] banished from his or her native land. | + | *4: prolonged [[separation]] from one's country or [[home]], as by [[force]] of circumstances: wartime exile. |
− | | + | *5: anyone separated from his or her country or [[home]] [[free will|voluntarily]] or by [[force]] of circumstances. |
− | 4. prolonged separation from one's country or [[home]], as by [[force]] of circumstances: wartime exile. | + | *6: the Exile, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_exile Babylonian captivity of the Jews], 597–538 b.c. |
− | | + | *7: to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate. |
− | 5. anyone separated from his or her country or [[home]] [[free will|voluntarily]] or by [[force]] of circumstances. | + | *8: to [[separate]] from country, [[home]], etc.: Disagreements exiled him from his [[family]]. |
− | | + | ==Description== |
− | 6. the Exile, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597–538 b.c. | + | '''Exile''' means to be away from one's [[home]] (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused [[permission]] to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or [[death]] upon return. It can be a form of punishment and [[solitude]]. |
− | –verb (used with object)
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− | 7. to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate. | |
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− | 8. to separate from country, home, etc.: Disagreements exiled him from his [[family]].
| + | It is common to distinguish between internal exile, i.e., forced resettlement within the country of residence, and external exile, deportation outside the country of residence. Although most commonly used to [[describe]] an individual situation, the term is also used for [[groups]] (especially [[ethnic]] or national groups), or for an entire [[government]]. Terms such as ''diaspora'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee refugee] describe group exile, both voluntary and forced, and government in exile describes a government of a country that has been forced to relocate and [[argue]] its legitimacy from outside that country. |
− | ==Origin==
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− | 1250–1300; ME exil banishment < L ex(s)ilium, equiv. to exsul banished person + -ium -ium
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− | ==Related forms==
| + | Exile can also be a self-imposed departure from one's homeland. Self-exile is often depicted as a form of [[protest]] by the person that claims it, to avoid [[persecution]] or legal matters (such as tax or criminal allegations), an act of [[shame]] or [[repentance]], or isolating oneself to be able to [[devote]] time to a particular thing. |
− | ex⋅il⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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− | ex⋅il⋅er, noun
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− | ==Synonyms==
| + | Article 9 of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights] states that, "No one shall be subjected to [[arbitrary]] [[arrest]], detention or ''exile''." |
− | evict, drive out, cast out, eject, deport
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− | [[Category: General Reference]] | + | [[Category: Law]] |
| + | [[Category: Political Science]] |