Ex*pa`tri*a"tion (?), n. [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.

 

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