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Old 05-12-2004, 10:38 AM
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Re:You gotta see this!

expatriate [ek-'spa-tre-'at] -ated -ating
: to voluntarily withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's native country: to renounce allegiance to one's country and abandon one's nationality voluntarily Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

EXPATRIATION. The voluntary act of abandoning one's country and becoming the citizen or subject of another. Bouviers 1856

I believe these definitions are incorrect....

EXPATRIATION. The voluntary act of abandoning one's <U>GOVERNMENT</U> and becoming the citizen or subject of another.

'nuff said
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