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Banishment

//ˈbænɪʃmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of banishing. countable, uncountable

    "The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal."

  2. 2
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being banished, exile. countable, uncountable

    "He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years."

  4. 4
    the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) wordnet

Etymology

From banish + -ment.

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