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noun
- 1. the punishment of being sent away from a country or other place: "Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden"
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the act of sending someone or something away from a place and not allowing them to come back: Convention delegates faced banishment for having broken the rules. Most area residents are very happy with the banishment of cars from the park. See. banish. Fewer examples.
1. : to require by authority to leave a country. a dictator who banishes anyone who opposes him. 2. : to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance. He was banished from court. banishing her from the sport. The reporters were banished to another room. 3. : to clear away : dispel.
When someone is punished by being made to leave a particular place, it's called banishment. If your new puppy chews up another of your dad's shoes, it may mean banishment to the backyard.
Banishment definition: expulsion from a country, place, or position by authoritative decree, or the state of having been expelled. See examples of BANISHMENT used in a sentence.
BANISH definition: 1. to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back: 2. to get…. Learn more.
Definition of banishment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Banish definition: to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile. See examples of BANISH used in a sentence.
A complete guide to the word "BANISHMENT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile: The spy was found guilty of treason and banished from the country. 2. To drive away; expel: We banished all our doubts and fears. [Middle English banishen, from Old French banir, baniss-, of Germanic origin; see bhā- in Indo-European roots .] ban′ish·er n. ban′ish·ment n.
