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banishment

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
banish/ˈbanɪʃ/

▶verb

1 send (someone) away, especially from a country, as an official punishment.

2 dismiss from one's mind.

– derivatives
banishment noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. baniss-, banir; ult. of Gmc origin and rel. to ban1.

'banishment' also found in these Oxford entries:

ban - banish - exile - internal exile

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