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Definition of proscribable - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅scribe

  [proh-skrahyb]
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–verb (used with object), -scribed, -scrib⋅ing.
1. to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
2. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw.
3. to banish or exile.
4. to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L prōscrībere to publish in writing, confiscate, outlaw. See pro- 1 , prescribe

Related forms:
pro⋅scrib⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pro⋅scrib⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. censure, disapprove, repudiate.
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Main Entry: pro·scribe
Pronunciation: prO-'skrIb
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: pro·scribed; pro·scrib·ing
Etymology: Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write
: to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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