They were empowered to impose fines , public degradation , reprimands or excommunication , but they could not pass a sentence of imprisonment or death . पंचायतों को जुर्माना करने , लोकावनति करने , भर्त्सना अथवा जाति से बाहर करने का दंड देने की शक्ति थी परंतु वह कारावास अथवा मृत्युदंड नहीं दे सकती थी .
परिभाषा
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society पर्याय: excision,