relegation

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relegation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Relegation \Rel`e*ga"tion\ (-g?"sh?n), n. [L. relegatio: cf. F.
     rel['e]gation.]
     The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated;
     removal; banishment; exile.
     [1913 Webster]

relegation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  relegation
      n 1: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn:
           delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation,
           deputation]
      2: the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular
         class or category
      3: mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has
         been relegated to a post in Siberia"

relegation - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  RELEGATION, civil law. Among the Romans relegation was a banishment to a 
  certain place, and consequently was an interdiction of all places except the 
  one designated. 
       2. It differed from deportation. (q.v.) Relegation and deportation 
  agree u these particulars: 1. Neither could be in a Roman city or province. 
  2. Neither caused the party punished to lose his liberty. Inst. 1,16, 2; 
  Digest, 48, 22, 4; Code, 9, 47,26. 
       3. Relegation and deportation differed in this. 1. Because deportation 
  deprived of the right of citizenship, which was preserved notwithstanding 
  the relegation. 2. Because deportation was always perpetual, and relegation 
  was generally for a limited time. 3. Because deportation was always attended 
  with confiscation of property, although not mentioned in the sentence; while 
  a loss of property was not a consequence of relegation unless it was 
  perpetual, or made a part of the sentence. Inst. 1, 12, 1 & 2; Dig. 48, 20, 
  7, 5; Id. 48, 22, 1 to 7; Code, 9, 47, 8.