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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Banishment

/băn'-ĭsh-mənt/ · Ban·ish·ment · IPA /ˈbænɪʃmənt/
01 n. The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.
  1. 1.
    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.