34. Banishment


expatriation
the process of abandoning one’s native land or of being exiled. — expatriate, n., adj., vb.
ostracism
1. a casting out from social or political society.
2. the ancient Athenian process of temporary banishment by popular vote, using potsherds or tiles for ballots.
petalism
the banishing of a citizen for five years if judged guilty of dangerous influence or ambition, as practiced in ancient Syracuse; olive leaves were used for ballots.

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