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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Expatriation

/ĕk-spātˌ-rē-āsh'-ən/ · Ex·pa·tri·a·tion · IPA /ɛkspˌeɪtriːˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.
  1. 1.
    The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.
    Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls.” — Palfrey.