C2nounformalhistorylaw
US/ˈbæn.ɪʃ.mənt/
UK/ˈbæn.ɪʃ.mənt/
the official punishment of sending someone away from their country or community
In context
The king ordered the banishment of his rival to a distant island.
After his banishment, the poet spent twenty years living in foreign cities.
Banishment from the village was once the harshest penalty for a serious crime.
Words that go with banishment
verb + noun
- face banishmentAnyone who broke the law would face banishment.
- order the banishmentThe council ordered the banishment of the thief.
noun + preposition
- banishment fromHis banishment from the city lasted ten years.
- punishment of banishmentThe punishment of banishment was rarely used.
adjective + noun
- permanent banishmentThe punishment was permanent banishment.
verb + preposition
- sentence to banishmentHe was sentenced to banishment for treason.