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Banishment

/bˈænɪʃmənt/
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(noun) The act of banishing.

The king ordered his banishment from the kingdom.
Her banishment was a result of her actions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The prisoner was sentenced to ____ on a remote and lonely island.

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