definition of
exile

[1] #1 exile v. [expatriate, deport] expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions". wn

[2] #2 exile n. [expatriate, expat] a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates". wn

[3] #3 exile n. [deportee] a person who is expelled from home or country by authority. wn

[4] #4 exile n. [deportation, expatriation, transportation] 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". wn