internal exile

collocation in English

meaningsofinternalandexile

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internal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us
/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
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exile
noun
uk
/ˈek.saɪl/us
/ˈek.saɪl/
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for ...
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(Definition ofinternalandexilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinternal exile

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In most clerical quarters, a demeaninginternalexileunder a hostile regime had not readily given rise to such utilitarian ecclesiological thinking.
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Initially, the studies he wrote as aninternalexilein 1955-6 added little to the internal 'reforms' planned in 1953-4.
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The concept ofinternalexileis constitutionally very vague and almost unknown.
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Opposition politicians are sent intointernalexilewithin the country, and there are many reports of police brutality.
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I single out as particularly obnoxious detention without charge and the exclusion powers; in effect, banishment orinternalexileby executive decree.
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Internalexileis a form of punishment without charge or trial.
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They have been referred to several times as some sort ofinternalexile.
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As to exclusion orders, we criticise other countries for usinginternalexile, but that is precisely what this provision means.
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We are asked to support theinternalexileof what amounts to innocent men and women.
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Of those, 18 were sentenced to eight years' imprisonment followed by two years and eight months ofinternalexile.
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Exclusion orders are a form ofinternalexileby ministerial decree.
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I welcome the fact thatinternalexilein the form of exclusion orders has been suspended, and that none is in operation at this moment.
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If there is insufficient evidence to bring a person before a court of law, there are insufficient grounds to imposeinternalexile.
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In such a debate, we must also reach out to the "invisible" people who are enteringinternalexile.
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Hundreds of thousands of our people are disappearing from the statistics into a form ofinternalexile.
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Internalexileas an administrative procedure is rotten.
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We have heard objections to it on grounds of civil liberties or its being an unacceptable form ofinternalexile.
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I welcome in particular the decision on exclusion orders andinternalexile.
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Many young people are sent intointernalexilebecause they cannot find affordable housing.
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