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The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

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  1. n. The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.
  2. n. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
  3. n. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. n:100 n. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) n. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone