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banishment

[ban-ish-muhnt] / ˈbæn ɪʃ mənt /


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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

"I said, I need it for social media," she told Traitors Uncloaked on Friday after her dramatic banishment.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Cher wasn’t offended by the banishment; in fact, she clarified her fashion intentions with impeccable logic.

From Salon • May 3, 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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