banishment
noun
expulsion from a country, place, or position by authoritative decree, or the state of having been expelled.
self-banishment
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a word derived from
banishment.
Example Sentences
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None asked her a reason for her self-banishment, none inquired whether the cause of her exile was crime or misfortune.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
Had there been, in fact, a mésalliance--some disagreeable story--which accounted, perhaps, for the self-banishment of Mr. Mallory?--the seclusion in which Diana had been brought up?
From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Mrs. Humphry Ward
He would seek the count's presence, take upon himself the whole blame of his clandestine meeting with Rita, and appease her father's anger by informing him of his proposed self-banishment.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various
"I will come when you send for me and not before," her husband said to her, "and I trust you understand the motives which underlie my self-banishment."
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
Its more immediate use is to bring about the main design of the poem, by persuading Gustavus to relinquish his design of self-banishment, and renew his patriotic efforts.
From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by William Sidney Walker
