exile

/ˈeg-ˌzī(-ə)l/

Middle English exil, from Anglo-French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile

noun

  1. the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home

  2. the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home

  3. a person who is in exile

verb

  1. to banish or expel from one's own country or home

banish exile deport transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

noun

  1. a person who has moved from one country to another country in order to avoid paying taxes