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  Exile (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exile (American band), an American musical group with a string of #1 country hits, but also known for their #1 pop hit "Kiss You All Over".
Exile (artist), a musician working in the Drum and bass and IDM genres.
An exile in The Matrix series is a machine without a purpose who has denied deletion.
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 Exile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Special forms of exile were accompanied by wyświecenie (a declaration of the sentence in churches) or by issuance of a separate declaration to townfolk and peasantry (all of them increased the knowledge of the exile and thus made his capture more likely).
Exile represented a severe punishment, particularly for those, like Ovid or Du Fu, exiled to strange or backward regions, cut off from all of the possibilities of life as well as their families and associates.
Exile has been softened, to some extent, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as exiles have received welcome in other countries and have either created new communities within those countries or, less frequently, returned to their homelands following the demise of the regime that exiled them.
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 Exile - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In is common to distinguish the internal exile, i.e., forced resettlement within the country of residence and external exile, or deportation outside the country of residence.
Exile has historically been used as a form of punishment, particularly for political opponents of those in power.
The use of exile for political purposes can sometimes be useful for the government because it prevents the exilee from organizing in their native land or from becoming a martyr.
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 Exile - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
As long as the exile (banita) remained in the Commonwealth he had a price on his head and anybody who killed him could expect a monetary reward from the state (usually a starosta of given region).
Special forms of exile were accompanied by wyświecenie (a declaration in Church) or by issuance of a separate declaration to townfolk and peasantry.
Exile was used particularly for political opponents of those in power.
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 Exile - Memory Alpha
Exile is a type of punishment in which a person must leave their home and being forbidden to return.
Exile was a popular method of punishment used by the Cardassians.
Exile was one of the consequences that Brunt told Quark (in a vision) for a Ferengi who broke a contract.
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Exile has been softened, to some extent, in the 19th centurynineteenth and 20th centurytwentieth centuries, as exiles have received welcome in other countries and have either created new communities within those countries or, less frequently, returned to their homeland/s following the demise of the regime that exiled them.
Nations that have been in exile for substantial periods include the Jews, who were deported by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 597 BC and again in the years following the destruction of the second Temple in Jerusalem in the year AD 70.
In James Meek's deft novel, "The People's Act of Love", a town in Siberia - legendary land of exile - is one cage, and a group of misfits are the haunted souls straining at its bars.
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 :::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
{{mainGovernment in exile}} During a foreign occupation or after a coup d'etat, a ''government in exile'' of a such afflicted country may be established abroad.
Currently lives in exile in the Netherlands *Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam, lives in exile in the United States *Prince Shwebomin lives in exile in London, England *PrinceHso Khan Pha lives in exile in Canada *Fernando Savater *Emperor Amha Selassie I, lived in exile in Djibouti,Israel, Great Britain, and United States.
EXILE leader Hiro was originally in the band '''ZOO''', which split up in the early 1990s.
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As such, the Tibetan Government in Exile views current PRC rule in Tibet as colonial and illegitimate, motivated solely by the natural resources and strategic value of Tibet, and in gross violation of both Tibet's historical status as an independent country and the right of Tibetan people to self-determination.
Tibetan exiles generally say that the number that have died in the Great Leap Forward, of violence, or other unnatural causes since 1950 is approximately 1.2 million, which the Chinese Communist Party denies.
Exile groups say that despite recent attempts to restore the appearance of original Tibetan culture to attract tourism, the traditional Tibetan way of life is now irrevocably changed.
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 Term paper on Exile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
:''See Exile (disambiguation) for other meanings.'' To be in exile is to be away from one's home (i.e.
Dante describes the pain of exile in the Divine Comedy: «.
:'' Main article: Government in exile.'' During a foreign occupation or a coup, a government in exile of a country may be established.
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 Exile Definition / Exile Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
(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")
Exile is the exact opposite of fast; however, is a stunning game to look at.
Exile is a well written and romantic fantasy with a strong dose of mystery.
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 Cicero - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
At first most in the Senate spoke for the'extreme penalty'; many were then swayed by Julius Caesar who spokedecrying the precedent it would set and argued in favour of the punishment being confined to a mode of banishment.
Cato then rose in defence of the death penalty and all the Senate finally agreed on the matter.Cicero had the conspirators taken to the Tulliam, the notorious Roman prison, where they were hanged.
He received the honorific"Pater Patriae" for his actions in suppressing the conspiracy, butthereafter lived in fear of trial or exile for having put Roman citizens to death without trial.
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 Top Literature - Dante Alighieri
Another man, Giovanni, claimed to be his son and was in exile with Dante, but some doubts were advanced about his claim.
Dante was condemned to exile for two years, and to pay a large sum of money.
For Dante, exile was nearly a form of death, stripping him of much of his identity.
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:For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status.
In most parts of the world, cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very modest population, or a suburban or even mostly rural character, are designated as cities.
In general it refers to the expulsion of foreigners (the expulsion of natives is usually called banishment, exile, or transportation).
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 Polish government in exile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Government of the Polish Republic in Exile was the government of Poland after the that country had been occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union in September-October 1939.
Many Polish exiles opposed this action, believing that this government was a façade for the establishment of Communist rule in Poland, a view that was later proven correct; after losing an election which was later shown to have been fraudulent, Mikołajczyk left Poland again in 1947.
The Polish Armed Forces in exile were disbanded in 1945, and most of their members, unable safely to return to Communist Poland, settled in other countries.
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 Exile (disambiguation) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Exile, an American musical group with a string of #1 country hits, but also known for their #1 pop hit "Kiss You All Over".
Exile, a musician working in the Drum and bass and IDM genres.
Exile, the mysterious vessel located in the Grand Stream from the anime series Last Exile.
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 Exile (disambiguation) - Memory Alpha
"Exile", the third season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Exiles, the second Star Trek: Vulcan's Soul novel.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Napoleon I of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
His campaigns are studied at military academies all over the world and he is generally regarded as one of the greatest commanders to have ever lived.
He staged a comeback known as the Hundred Days (les Cent Jours), but was again defeated decisively at the Battle of Waterloo in present day Belgium on June 18, 1815, followed shortly afterwards by his surrender to the British and his exile to the island of Saint Helena, where he died six years later.
There was a lull in fighting over the winter of 1812–13 whilst both the Russians and the French recovered from their massive losses.
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 GenieLab::Music Exile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Exile, founded by J P Pennington, began as a group as far back as 1963 (as a rock'n'roll group called The Exiles), but changed their name to Exile in 1973.
Eventually Exile, with a new lead singer (Les Taylor), decided to try their luck as a country group.
Now that Exile were having hits with their own songs (often going all the way to number one in the country charts), covers of their songs became rarer although the Forester sisters scored a huge country hit with Just in case, a track from one of Exile's country albums.
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 ENGLISH ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Exile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
To be in exile means being away from your home (i.e.
You will know how salty another's bread tastes and how hard it is to ascend and descend another's stairs.
Nations that have been in exile for substantial periods include the Jews, who were deported by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 597 BCE and again in the years following the destruction of the second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70.
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 Tibet Biography,info
Tibetan exiles, in turn, consider the maintenance of this arrangement since the 18th century as part of a divide-and-rule policy.
Since 1959 the former government of Tibet, led by the 14th Dalai Lama, has maintained a government in exile at Dharamsala, in northern India.
It also points to PRC's autocratic policies, divide-and-rule policies, and what it contends are assimilationist policies, and regard those as an example of ongoing Chinese imperialism aimed at destroying Tibet's distinct ethnic makeup, culture, and identity, thereby cementing it as an indivisible part of China.
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At first most in the Senate spoke for the 'extreme penalty'; many were then swayed by Julius Caesar who spoke decrying the precedent it would set and argued in favor of the punishment being confined to a mode of banishment.
Cicero returned after over a dozen months from his exile to a cheering crowd, much in the manner of Demosthenes, which the historian Appian pointed out.
Milo fled into exile and continued to live in Massilia until he returned to stir up further trouble during the Civil War.
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 Read about Cicero at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Cicero and learn about Cicero here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
As it was a legislative rather than a judicial body, there were limits on its power to do so; however, martial law was in effect, and it was feared that simple house arrest or exile - the standard options - would not remove the threat to the State.
Cicero had the conspirators taken to the Tulliam, the notorious Roman prison, where they were hanged.
Pater Patriae" for his actions in suppressing the conspiracy, but thereafter lived in fear of trial or exile for having put Roman citizens to death without trial.
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 Napoleon I of France
He was the effective ruler of France (as First Consul) starting in 1799, declared himself Emperor Napoléon on May 18, 1804 and continued as Emperor until April 6, 1814; he is also known as Napoléon I or Napoléon le Grand ("the great").
Napoléon's exile to Elba is the inspiration for the famous palindrome: "Able was I ere I saw Elba."
Napoléon was imprisoned and then exiled by the British to the island of Saint Helena (2,800 km off the Bight of Guinea) from 15 October 1815.
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 Read about Dante Alighieri at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Dante Alighieri and learn about Dante Alighieri here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dante was condemned to exile for 2 years, and to pay a huge amount of money.
In 1315, Florence was forced by Uguccione della Faggiuola (the military officer controlling the town) to grant an amnesty to people in exile.
Dante still hoped late in life that he might be invited back to Florence on honorable terms.
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 Exile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A Cuban exile who allegedly had more than 1,300 guns and explosives inside his San Bernardino County home was charged with federal weapons crimes, it was announced Friday.
Cuban exile charged with illegal possesion of machine guns, grenade
LOS ANGELES A Cuban exile who allegedly had more than 13-hundred guns and explosives inside his Upland home has been charged with federal weapons crimes.
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 Cicero : search word   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
:'' For other uses see Cicero (disambiguation) Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC - December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist.
At first most in the Senate spoke for the extreme penalty; many were then swayed by Julius Caesar who spoke decrying the precedent it would set and argued in favour of the punishment being confined to a mode of banishment.
He received the honorific "''Pater Patriae" for his actions in suppressing the conspiracy, but thereafter lived in fear of trial or exile for having put Roman citizens to death without trial.
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