Ostracism

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1. Noun

Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

2. Noun

Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.

3. Noun

the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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