This might have ranged from ostracization from a group of friends to rejection or punishment from a religious institution. (jaylemming-author.com)
The same weapons are employed: shaming, threats of ostracization, condemnations... I have no time for such. (redeeminggod.com)
she wrote about the social ostracization of orphans and the impact of drunkenness on families, she wrestled with themes of loss and betrayal and innocence, with sex and longing in her way and in her time. (sarahbessey.com)