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banishment

/ˈbænɪʃmənt/

Meanings
noun
The act of banishing.

Examples :

"The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal."
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Related Words

Illustration criminal

criminal noun

/ˈkɹɪmənəl/

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

"The criminal was arrested for stealing the school's valuable computer equipment. "

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banished verb

/ˈbænɪʃt/

(heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.

"Because he repeatedly cheated on his exams, the school banished the student, forbidding him from returning for five years. "

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

Illustration been

been noun

/biːn/ /bɛn/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee population in our local park is declining, impacting the pollination of the flowers. "

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years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

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banishing verb

/ˈbænɪʃɪŋ/

(heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.

"After stealing from the company, the manager was banishing him from the premises and forbidding him from ever returning to work there. "

Illustration pronounced

pronounced verb

/pɹəˈnaʊnst/

To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.

"I hereby pronounce you man and wife."

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

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judge noun

/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

"The judge heard the case and ruled that the student was guilty of disrupting class. "

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upon adverb

/əˈpɒn/ /əˈpɑn/

Being the target of an action.

"He was set upon by the agitated dogs"

Illustration exile

exile noun

/ˈɛkˌsaɪl/

The state of being banished from one's home or country.

"He lived in exile."

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country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "