banishment
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The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Let’s say you were ordered deported and you now faced banishment from your country.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026
However, some viewers have speculated on social media that Hugo's surprise banishment might have prompted the the secret traitor's identity to be revealed earlier than expected.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
He eventually brokered a settlement, allowing Rose to voluntarily accept banishment for life in return for no further punishment.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025
Appended to the form were the usual copious regulations and warnings of severe fines and immediate banishment for doing, well, pretty much anything.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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