亡命 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defect noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
- exile noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.
- expatriate adj Living outside of one's own country.
Senses
亡命 is used for these senses in English:
- defect (law) To flee one's country and seek asylum.
- exile (uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- expatriate (intransitive) To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.
defect — full definition
- noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
- verb To abandon one's country, party, or cause, especially to join an opposing one.
exile — full definition
- noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.
- noun A person living away from their home country because they have been forced out.
- verb To force someone to leave their home country, usually as punishment.