1. temporary suspension or banishment from a university as punishment
Usage: British academic term
2. the practice of living in the countryside, especially temporarily
Usage: formal
3. a masonry technique using rough-hewn stones with recessed joints
Usage: architecture

Examples

• The student faced rustication for violating the honor code.
• His rustication from Oxford lasted one academic year.
• After the scandal, she chose rustication in the countryside.
• The writer’s rustication provided inspiration for his novel.
• The building’s rustication gave it a fortress-like appearance.
• Renaissance palaces often featured rustication on their ground floors.