Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of banishing or compelling a citizen to leave his country or place of residence by political or judicial authority.
- noun The state of being banished; enforced absence; expulsion; exile, in either a legal or a general sense: as, banishment from thy presence is worse than death.
- noun The act of driving away or dispelling: as, the banishment of care from the mind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
banishing . - noun The state of being banished,
exile .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Etymologies
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Examples
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- Eventually he learns that human lives have value too, same as his race and when the time of banishment is over.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How I Would Reboot Superman 2009
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It took Ali's 43-month banishment from the ring – as the body bags continued to be flown home from Asia – for the popular sentiment to change, particularly among the young.
The night Muhammad Ali's legend was reborn – and the party that followed Frank Keating 2010
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Third offense calls for banishment from the island forever.
Ella Minnow Pea (copy) ____Maggie 2009
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Nothing this jerk can do will ever convince me that he deserves anything more than banishment from the PGR and it's functions.
Robert Edward Dolan 2010
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Third offense calls for banishment from the island forever.
Archive 2009-05-01 ____Maggie 2009
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His banishment from the Stars indicates that the team is united in its decision not to take Avery back.
Sean Avery just latest on list of NHL players lacking self-control 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sean Avery has shed nerves and any inhibitions that might have crept into his game during his banishment from the NHL.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Sean Avery's banishment from the Dallas Stars and perhaps the NHL is just the latest entry in the league's bad boy ledger.
Sean Avery just latest on list of NHL players lacking self-control 2008
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"I don't think he had the backing of the commissioner like I did," said John Dowd, whose investigation into Pete Rose's betting as Cincinnati Reds manager led to the hall of famer's banishment from the game.
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Yes, persistent violators of the social trust can be banished from Wikipedia, but the threat of banishment is not what keeps good contributors contributing well.
A Few Things KaneCitizen 2006
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