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“exile” in Latin

The English word exile itself goes back to Latin exsul, through exsilium.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

exile v.
alicui aqua et igni interdicere: aliquem exsilio afficere, in exsilium agere or exigere, ex urbe or ex civitate pellere, expellere, ejicere, exturbare: aliquem relegare (to a certain place, without depriving of the rights of a citizen and of one’s PROP.): deportare (to transport).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for exile?
The usual Latin words for “exile” are exigō, expellō, exturbō; also dēportō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.