banishment
1BANISHMENT — BANISHMENT, a form of punishment widely imposed throughout the ancient world. India, the Greek cities, the Roman republic, and the Teutonic peoples all used this practice to rid themselves of undesirables, ranging from criminals to political… …
2Banishment — Ban ish*ment, n. [Cf. F. bannissement.] The act of banishing, or the state of being banished. [1913 Webster] He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies. Johnson. [1913 Webster] Round the wide world in banishment we roam. Dryden. [1913… …
3banishment — I noun deportation, discharge, dismissal, displacement, ejection, eviction, excommunication, exile, exilement, expatriation, expulsion, extradition, interdictio aquae et ignis, involuntary exile, ostracism, ostracization, ousting, outlawry,… …
4Banishment — may refer to* The Banishment, a 2008 film by Andrey Zvyagintsev * Exile …
5banishment — c.1500, from BANISH (Cf. banish) + MENT (Cf. ment) …
6banishment — [[t]bæ̱nɪʃmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N prep Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished. ...banishment to Devil s Island . ...banishment from political and industrial life …
7banishment — noun /ˈbænɪʃmənt/ a) The act of banishing. The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal. b) The state of being banished, exile. He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years. Syn: exile …
8banishment — banish ► VERB 1) make (someone) leave a place, especially as an official punishment. 2) get rid of; drive away. DERIVATIVES banishment noun. ORIGIN Old French banir …
9Banishment in the Bible — Banishment or Exile can be a form of punishment. It means to be away from one s home (i.e. city, state or country) while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return. As it is a… …
10Banishment Act — The Banishment Act was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland (citation 9 Will III c.1), one of a series of penal laws passed in 1697 that banished all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church from Ireland to protect the official state church, the… …
