banishment

Dictionary: Ban·ish·ment

[Cf. F. bannissement.]
The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies.

Johnson.

Round the wide world in banishment we roam.

Dryden.

Syn. -- Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile; outlawry.

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IN BRIEF: The act of sending away.

The sentence of banishment was a severe punishment for the crime.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Synonyms: ostracism, Coventry

Meaning #2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Synonym: proscription

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