exile

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
    

• a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

• a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  • American expatriates
    

Verb

• expel from a country
  • The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  deportation , expatriation , transportation , deportee , expatriate , expat , deport