expatriation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

expatriation
    n 1: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men
         in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal
         colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the
         sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: {exile},
         {deportation}, {expatriation}, {transportation}]
    2: migration from a place (especially migration from your native
       country in order to settle in another) [syn: {emigration},
       {out-migration}, {expatriation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Expatriation \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.
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         Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights
         of their minds and souls.                --Palfrey.
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