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The list includes Russia, which has proscribed the Jehovah’s Witnesses, among others, as extremists.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

District Judge Richard Matsch has proscribed evidence he considered inflammatory.

From Time Magazine Archive

The German Government denies the right of neutrals to use arms at all within the areas of the sea which it has proscribed, even in the defense of their rights.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez

In truth, Citizeness, it isn't I who take it: I only arrest her because the government has proscribed her.

From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various