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English
Etymology
From banish + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbænɪʃmənt/
- Hyphenation: ban‧ish‧ment
Noun
banishment (countable and uncountable, plural banishments)
- The act of banishing.
The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
- The state of being banished, exile.
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.
2006, James Fenton, Jerusalem:You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land is mine. / This is what you earn. / This is the Law of No Return. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face.
Synonyms
Translations
The state of being banished, exile