proscription

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Pronunciation

/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

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/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ · /pɹoʊˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

Definition of proscription

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A prohibition.
(countable, uncountable)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 [...]”
(countable, uncountable)The act of proscribing, or its result.
(countable, uncountable)A decree or law that prohibits.

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

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