BANISHMENT
Scrabble letter values: B3A1N1I1S1H4M3E1N1T1 = 17
Definition
- noun the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent). — synonyms: ostracism, Coventry
- noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone. — synonyms: proscription
Examples
- “the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
- “The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.”
- “He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.”