1. periods of living in the countryside, especially as a temporary retreat from city life
Usage: formal
2. temporary suspensions or banishments from a university as disciplinary measures
Usage: British academic
3. architectural treatments featuring rough-textured stonework with recessed joints
Usage: architecture

Examples

• His rustications to the family cottage provided much-needed peace from urban stress.
• The wealthy family enjoyed annual rustications at their country estate.
• The student faced rustications from Oxford after repeated violations of college rules.
• Several rustications were imposed following the campus protests.
• The building’s rustications gave it a fortress-like appearance.
• The architect specified rustications for the ground floor to create visual weight.