"externment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: externments [plural]
Etymology: extern + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|extern|ment}} extern + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} externment (plural externments)
  1. (India) Exile; banishment, as a sentence for crime. Tags: India Related terms: interment
    Sense id: en-externment-en-noun-vkjJQ9mD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Indian English

Inflected forms

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