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Added 9 October 2026

banishment

/ˈbænɪʃmənt/ noun

In Latin: exsilium, ablēgātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about banishment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of banishing.
The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
The state of being banished, exile.
He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.

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