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A term of a vow that appears in the Mishna is menudeh ani lekha – “my relationship with you is one of nidui.”
A nidui is a type of ban, a basic type of ostracism that was used to distance a given individual from the community (more severe levels of excommunication include shamta and ḥerem).
We examine the Rambam’s halachot concerning this type of ban as well as Halakhah and Reality in the Gaonic Period: Takkanah, Minhag, Tradition and Consensus by Gideon Libson.