What does externment mean?
Externment means (India) Exile; banishment, as a sentence for crime..
Externment
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(India) Exile; banishment, as a sentence for crime..
Example Sentences
The Court also observed that the East Punjab Public Safety Act, 1949, did not authorise the Provincial Government to order the externment from the Province of a person ordinarily residing in the Province, but only the outsiders.
We should note an argument advanced in favour of externments for unlimited time.
An externment of a person is a harsh punishment on him and calls for procedural safeguards against the abuse of power by the authorities.
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- externments
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The Court also observed that the East Punjab Public Safety Act, 1949, did not authorise the Provincial Government to order the externment from the Province of a person ordinarily residing in the Province, but only the outsiders.
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