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Banishment

Banishment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Banishment? [n] rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [n] the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Banishment: Coventry \| ostracism \| proscription Related Terms \| Find terms related to Banishment: ban \| blackball \| blackballing \| blacklist \| boycott \| boycottage \| defrocking \| degradation \| demotion \| depluming \| deportation \| deprivation \| disbarment \| disfellowship \| displacement \| displuming \| exclusion \| excommunication \| exile \| expatriation \| expulsion \| extradition \| fugitation \| ostracism \| ostracization \| outlawing \| outlawry \| proscription \| relegation \| rustication \| stripping \| transportation \| unfrocking See Also \| anathematisation \| anathematization \| deportation \| disbarment \| ejection \| excision \| exclusion \| exclusion \| excommunication \| exile \| expatriation \| expulsion \| rejection \| relegation \| riddance \| rustication \| transportation Banishment In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Banishment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Banishment?

[n] rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
[n] the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Banishment: Coventry | ostracism | proscription

Banishment In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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