Definition of banishment
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bæn'ɪʃmənt/, SAMPA: /b{n"ISm@nt/
- Hyphenation: ban‧ish‧ment
Noun
banishment (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.
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