noun
- plural of banishment; acts of forcing someone to leave a place as punishment
Usage: formal
Examples
- The king ordered the banishments of all political dissidents.
- Historical records document numerous banishments from the kingdom.
- The court imposed banishments on several convicted criminals.
- These banishments separated families for decades.
- The harsh banishments were later overturned by a new ruler.
- Multiple banishments occurred during the political upheaval.