Banishment

created by Webster 1913

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:02:34

Ban"ish*ment (?), n. [Cf. F. bannissement.]

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. Johnson.

Round the wide world in banishment we roam. Dryden.

Syn. -- Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile; outlawry.

The Halifax gibbet	A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits	François Villon	Too long without touch
Expatriation	Ezra the Scribe	Donald Duck was banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants	Mother of Demons
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