banishment
n. C / U C1 Advanced US //ˈbænɪʃmənt// UK //bˈænɪʃmənt// ban·ish·ment
n. the act of being forced to leave a place or a group for a long time. It is a very strict punishment that stops you from living in your home country.
n. the act of being forced to leave a country or place as a punishment or for political reasons. Often implies a permanent or indefinite exclusion from a specific territory.
The king ordered the banishment of the rebel from the kingdom.
After the failed coup, the leader faced the prospect of permanent banishment to a remote island.
The poet's exile was not merely a physical banishment from his homeland, but a profound cultural and linguistic isolation that shaped his later works.
From banish + -ment.