rustication

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rustication
    n 1: the condition naturally attaching to life in the country
    2: the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
    3: the action of retiring to and living in the country
    4: temporary dismissal of a student from a university
    5: banishment into the country

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rustication \Rus`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. rusticatio.]
   1. The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated;
      specifically, the punishment of a student for some
      offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a
      time.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Arch.) Rustic work.
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