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proscription

[ proh-skrip-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of proscribing.
  2. the state of being proscribed.
  3. the act of making something unlawful or illegal; interdiction or prohibition.


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Other Words From

  • pro·scrip·tive [proh-, skrip, -tiv], adjective
  • non·pro·scrip·tion noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of proscription1

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

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