Noun: The state of being forced to live away from your home or country, often for political reasons. Verb: To force someone to leave their home or country and not return.
From Old French *exil*, from Latin *exsilium* meaning ‘banishment’ or ‘removal’. The Latin root *ex-* means ‘out’ and *salire* (in a related form) means ‘to leap’, suggesting being cast or leapt out of one’s homeland.
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