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proscription

noun
/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).

  1. derived from prōscrīptiō
  2. inherited from proscripcion

Definitions

  1. A prohibition.

  2. Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

    • He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription [...]

  3. The act of proscribing, or its result.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A decree or law that prohibits.

The neighborhood

Derived

deproscription, proscriptional, proscriptionist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA