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Vinony

banishment

noun

  1. expelling a person from a country or state; an enforced status of exile as punishment
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Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪʃmənt/ / /ˈbɛə̯nɪʃmənt/ / /ˈbeə̯nɪʃmənt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English banish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English banishment From banish + -ment.

  1. The act of banishing.

    “The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.”

  2. The state of being banished, exile.

    “He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.”

    “You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land is mine. / This is what you earn. / This is the Law of No Return. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face.”