a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
"American expatriates"
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"
The state of being banished from one's home or country.
"After his treasonous acts, the king sentenced the general to exile in a distant land far from his homeland."
In plain English: Exile is when someone is forced to live far away from their home country because they are not allowed to stay there anymore.
"After his trial, the general lived in exile far from his home country for many years."
Usage: Exile refers to the condition of living outside your native land, often as punishment rather than by choice. Use this noun when describing a person's forced displacement, distinguishing it from voluntary emigration where no penalty is involved.
expel from a country
"The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
To send into exile.
"The king ordered his rebellious general to be exiled from the kingdom forever."
The word "exile" entered English via the Old French essil, which came from a Late Latin term meaning "the state of being banished." It originally described the condition of an expelled or outcast individual before evolving into our modern usage.