noun
banishment
BA-nihsh-muhnt
noun
1
The act of forcing someone to leave a place, or the state of being exiled.
"His banishment lasted nearly a decade before he was allowed to return home."
"The senate voted for the general's banishment rather than execution."
How to Use Banishment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe formal act or state of being exiled from a place.
Common pairings
sentenced to banishment
years of banishment
Word Forms
banishments plural
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Etymology
Simply banish plus the noun-forming suffix -ment.