He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies.
--Johnson.
[1913 Webster]
Round the wide world in banishment we roam. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile; outlawry. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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