What is "banishments"

Usage examples of "banishments".

Built in the 1300s by gentry who were establishing a farm near the convent, it narrowly escaped total destruction during the Siege of Florence two centuries later, when the Medici returned to power by force after one of their periodic banishments from the city.

She had reserved a small corner of faith for Wendy’s magic circles and banishments, had believed Wendy might somehow be able to protect them from a real witch—hell, a coven of them.