proscription
the act of proscribing.
the state of being proscribed.
the act of making something unlawful or illegal; interdiction or prohibition.
Origin of proscription
1Other words from proscription
- pro·scrip·tive [proh-skrip-tiv], /proʊˈskrɪp tɪv/, adjective
- non·pro·scrip·tion, noun
Words Nearby proscription
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How to use proscription in a sentence
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 Leaproscription 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 SeignobosThis 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 Longproscription 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 Hubbardproscription, the miserable invention of ungenerous ambition.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke | Edmund Burke
British Dictionary definitions for proscription
/ (prəʊˈskrɪpʃən) /
the act of proscribing or the state of being proscribed
denunciation, prohibition, or exclusion
outlawry or ostracism
Origin of proscription
1Derived forms of proscription
- proscriptive, adjective
- proscriptively, adverb
- proscriptiveness, noun
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