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Exile is defined as being away or restricted from coming to a certain place, usually as a result of a punishment.

(noun)

An example of exile is when a person is barred from coming back to his country because of crimes committed.
An example of exile is when you are sent to your room to be by yourself.

The definition of exile is to send someone away or ban him from coming to his country.

(verb)

An example of exile is when you send your child to his room or exile him to his room for being bad.

See exile in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a prolonged living away from one's country, community, etc., usually enforced; banishment, sometimes self-imposed
a person in exile
the span of time in exile

Origin: ME & OFr exil < L exilium < exul, an exile, one banished < ex-, out + IE base *al-, to wander aimlessly > Gr alaomai, I wander, am banished

transitive verb exiled, exiling

to force (someone) to leave his or her own country, community, etc.; banish

See exile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Enforced removal from one's native country.
b. Self-imposed absence from one's country.
The condition or a period of living away from one's native country.
One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.

transitive verb ex·iled, ex·il·ing, ex·iles

To send into exile; banish. See Synonyms at banish.

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Origin: Middle English exil

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin exilium

Origin: , from exul, exsul, exiled person, wanderer

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