exile
verb [T] /ˈek.saɪl/ /ˈeɡ.zaɪl/Definition
› to send someone away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons: The monarch was exiled because of the coup.Punishing someone by sending them somewhere elseEvicting and forcing to leave exiled /-saɪld/ /-zaɪld/ adjective › the exiled kingPunishing someone by sending them somewhere elseEvicting and forcing to leave
(Definition of exile verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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