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Banishment, an expulsion from the realm. For instances of it in English Law, see, e.g., (English) Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1829 (10 Geo. 4, c. 7), s. 34, banishing monks and Jesuits, and the (English) Alien Act of 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 20), revived for three years by the (English) Prevention of Crime (Ireland) Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 25), s. 15. See ALIEN; TRANSPORTATION.