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Webster 1913 Edition


Expatriation

Ex-paˊtri-a′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
expatriation
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Expatriation

EXPATRIA'TION

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Noun.
Banishment. More generally, the forsaking one's own country, with a renunciation of allegiance, and with the view of becoming a permanent resident and citizen in another country.