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ostracism
noun
The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
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ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m
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noun
The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
noun
The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
“The association should get rid of its elderly members — not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
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The association should get rid of its elderly members — not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry
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