banishment vs exile

banishment

noun
  • The state of being banished, exile. 

  • The act of banishing. 

  • He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years. 

exile

noun
  • The state of being banished from one's home or country. 

  • Someone who is banished from their home or country. 

verb
  • To send (someone or something) into exile. 

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