The punishment of being sent away from a country or place as an official penalty; the state of being forced to leave and forbidden to return.
From Old French 'banir' meaning 'to proclaim, summon,' which came from Germanic roots related to commanding or forbidding. The concept evolved from public proclamation to specifically mean official expulsion.
Think 'BAN-ishment' - you're BANNED from the place! Like being banned from a website but much more serious and permanent. In literature, banishment is often worse than death because it cuts you off from everything you love.
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