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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Banishment \Ban"ish*ment\, n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: banishment n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) [syn: {ostracism}] 2: the act of banishing someone [syn: {proscription}]
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