Banishment synonyms

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exile (related)
Someone who is banished from one's home or country.
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expatriation
Voluntary migration from one's native land to another
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extradition
The surrender of an individual by one nation or state to another nation or state where that individual is sought for trial or punishment for the commission of a crime.
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deportation
The act or an instance of deporting.
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ostracism
(Historical) In ancient Athens (some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]
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expulsion
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
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proscription
The act of proscribing; prohibition.
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coventry
Banishment.
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excommunication (related)
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thraldom (related)
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servitude (related)
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apostasy (related)
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usurpation (related)
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outlawry (related)
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transportation
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
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accept (related)
Enforced removal from one's native country by official decree
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reward (related)
A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior:
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Find another word for banishment. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for banishment, like: exile, expatriation, extradition, deportation, ostracism, expulsion, proscription, coventry, excommunication, thraldom and servitude.
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Banishment Sentence Examples

  • They were sentenced to banishment in Staten Island at the pleasure of the federal government.

  • During the three years of his banishment Calvin was at Strassburg, where he had been carrying out his ideas.

  • A colony with Latin rights was founded on Pontiae in 313 B.C. Nero, Germanicus's eldest son, and the sisters of Caligula, were confined upon it; while Pandateria was the place of banishment of Julia, daughter of Augustus, of her daughter Agrippina the elder, and of Octavia, the divorced wife of Nero.

  • Tostig's banishment led to the invasion of Harold Hardrada, king of Norway, and the battle of Stamford Bridge, in which both perished.

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