Lexic.us

Definition of Expatriation

1. Noun. The act of expelling a person from their native land. "The sentence was one of transportation for life"

2. Noun. Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another).

Definition of Expatriation

1. n. The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.

Definition of Expatriation

1. Noun. voluntary migration from one's native land to another ¹

2. Noun. forced expulsion of from one's native land to another ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Expatriation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expatriation

expansivities expansivity expansure expat expatiate expatiated expatiates expatiating expatiation expatiations

expatiatory expatriate expatriated expatriates expatriating expatriation (current term) expatriations expatriatism expatriatisms expatriot

expats expect expect the unexpected expectable expectably expectance expectances expectancies expectancy expectant

Literary usage of Expatriation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The diplomatic protection of citizens abroad or the law of international claims by Edwin Montefiore Borchard (1915)
"In some countries, such as Austria-Hungary, Germany * and Italy,2 expatriation merely results from a failure to retire from the foreign service on demand ..."

2. Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political by John Joseph Lalor (1883)
"Before entering upon the discussion of the "right of expatriation," it ... expatriation is the dissolution of that legal relation which we term nationality. ..."

3. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"The question of expatriation is one of vital importance in the United States. It was estimated in 1868 that upwards of six million persons had emigrated to ..."

4. International Law Chiefly as Interpreted and Applied by the United States by Charles Cheney Hyde (1922)
"While in a descriptive sense the word expatriation doubtless embraces the idea of emigration as well as of abandonment of allegiance, the question arises ..."

5. Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States: Advising by United States Attorney-General (1866)
"RIGHT OF expatriation. 1. The natural right of every free person, who owes no debt ... expatriation includes not only emigration, but also naturalization. ..."

6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1876)
"The United States was foremost in upholding the right of expatriation, ... Congress has declared the right of expatriation to be a natural and inherent ..."

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