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亡命 — meaning in English

bōmei

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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

  1. noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
  2. verb To abandon one's country, party, or cause, especially to join an opposing one.

exile — full definition

  1. noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.
  2. noun A person living away from their home country because they have been forced out.
  3. verb To force someone to leave their home country, usually as punishment.

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