proscription
NounUS[proh-skrip-shuhn]/proʊˈskrɪpʃən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a decree that prohibits somethingSynonyms: prohibitionbanType of decree, edictKinds injunction, banning-order, interdict
- rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someoneSynonyms: banishmentType of rejectionKinds ejection, anathematization, rustication, excommunication, exile, disbarment, relegation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pro·scrip′tion noun
Origin: L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription.
1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. Thomas Babington Macaulay
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54