King James Bible Dictionary

General references
Ezra 7:26

Of Adam and Eve, from Eden
Genesis 3:22-24

Of Cain, to be a fugitive and vagabond
Genesis 4:14

Of Jews, from Rome
Acts 18:2

Of John, to Patmos
Revelation 1:9
Exile

BAN'ISHMENT, noun The act of a prince or government, compelling a citizen to leave his country, either for a limited time or forever, as for some crime.

2. A voluntary forsaking of one's country upon oath, called abjuration. [This practice has now ceased in G.Britain.]

3. The state of being banished; exile.

4. The act of driving away or dispelling; as the banishment of care from the mind.