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Definition of banishment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

banishment

noun
 
/ˈbænɪʃmənt/
 
/ˈbænɪʃmənt/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the punishment of being sent away from a place, especially from a country
    • a life of banishment in an alien country
    • Lady Montague dies of grief at Romeo’s banishment.
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