proscription

[ proh-skrip-shuh n ]

/ proʊˈskrɪp ʃən /

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noun

the act of proscribing.

the state of being proscribed.

outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition.

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Nearby words

prosaist, prosateur, proscenium, prosciutto, proscribe, proscription, proscriptive, prose, prose edda, prose poem, prosecco

Origin of proscription

1350–1400; Middle English proscripcioun < Latin prōscrīptiōn- (stem of prōscrīptiō) public notice of confiscation or outlawry, equivalent to prōscrīpt(us) (past participle of prōscrībere to proscribe) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

pro·scrip·tive

[proh-skrip-tiv] /proʊˈskrɪp tɪv/, adjectivepro·scrip·tive·ly, adverbnon·pro·scrip·tion, nounnon·pro·scrip·tive, adjective

non·pro·scrip·tive·ly, adverbun·pro·scrip·tive, adjectiveun·pro·scrip·tive·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for proscription

This Proscription of Sulla was the first instance of the kind, but it was repeated at a later time.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II|Aubrey Stewart & George Long
Proscription, the miserable invention of ungenerous ambition.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke|Edmund Burke
Proscription was not the result of any trial but of the caprice of the general, and that too without any warning.
History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos
Proscription has its advantages—for one thing, it binds human hearts like hoops of steel.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard

Proscription and persecution were systematized in a manner without precedent, by the compilation of lists of all suspects.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for proscription

proscription

/ (prəʊˈskrɪpʃən) /

noun

the act of proscribing or the state of being proscribed

denunciation, prohibition, or exclusion

outlawry or ostracism

Derived Formsproscriptive, adjectiveproscriptively, adverbproscriptiveness, noun

Word Origin for proscription

C14: from Latin prōscriptiō; see proscribe

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Word Origin and History for proscription

proscription

late 14c., "decree of condemnation, outlawry," from Latin proscriptionem (nominative proscriptio) "a public notice (of sale); proscription, outlawry, confiscation," noun of action from past participle stem of proscribere (see proscribe).