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  • 111expulsion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ejection, eviction, ousting, dislodgement, dismissal; banishment, exile, deportation, expatriation, ostracism; excretion, discharge. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ejection, suspension, purge, banishment;… …

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  • 112banishment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. expatriation, deportation, expulsion; see exile 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Enforced removal from one s native country by official decree: deportation, exile, expatriation, extradition, ostracism, transportation. See …

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  • 113emigration — noun migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑out migration, ↑expatriation • Derivationally related forms: ↑expatriate (for: ↑expatriation), ↑ …

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  • 114out-migration — noun migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) • Syn: ↑emigration, ↑expatriation • Derivationally related forms: ↑expatriate (for: ↑expatriation), ↑emigrate ( …

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  • 115Banishment — Ban ish*ment, n. [Cf. F. bannissement.] The act of banishing, or the state of being banished. [1913 Webster] He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. Johnson. [1913 Webster] Round the wide world in banishment we roam. Dryden. [1913… …

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  • 116Edict — E dict, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. [ e]dit. See {Diction}.] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the …

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  • 117Edict of Nantes — Edict E dict, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. [ e]dit. See {Diction}.] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if… …

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  • 118expatriate — I. verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin expatriatus, past participle of expatriare to leave one s own country, from Latin ex + patria native country, from feminine of patrius of a father, from patr , pater father more at father Date:… …

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  • 119American Revolution — The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and collectively became the nation of the United… …

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