bannissement

Definitions of bannissement
  1. noun
    the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
    synonyms: ostracisme
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    exclusion
    the state of being excluded
  2. noun
    the act of forcing out someone or something
    synonyms: excommunication, expulsion, mise à l'Index, proscription
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    expulsion
    the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
    type of:
    exil
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
  3. noun
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
    synonyms: banni, déportation, exil, exilé
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    exil
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
  4. noun
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
    synonyms: exil
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    excommunication, expulsion, mise à l'Index, proscription
    the act of forcing out someone or something
    banni, déportation, exil, exilé
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
    excommunication
    the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
    expulsion
    the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
    type of:
    réjection
    the act of rejecting something
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