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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]].
7. to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate.
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.
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.
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''."
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