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proscription

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pro⋅scrip⋅tion

  [proh-skrip-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of proscribing.
2. the state of being proscribed.
3. outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME proscripcioun < L prōscrīptiōn- (s. of prōscrīptiō) public notice of confiscation or outlawry, equiv. to prōscrīpt(us) (ptp. of prōscrībere to proscribe ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
pro⋅scrip⋅tive  [proh-skrip-tiv] , adjective
pro⋅scrip⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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pro·scrip·tion   (prō-skrĭp'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of proscribing; prohibition.

  2. The condition of having been proscribed; outlawry.


[Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, prōscrīptiōn-, public notice of outlawry, from prōscrīptus, past participle of prōscrībere, to proscribe; see proscribe.]
pro·scrip'tive adj., pro·scrip'tive·ly adv.
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Main Entry: pro·scrip·tion
Pronunciation: prO-'skrip-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act of proscribing : the state of being proscribed
2 : an imposed restraint or restriction —pro·scrip·tive /-'skrip-tiv/ adjective —pro·scrip·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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proscription

in ancient Rome, a posted notice listing Roman citizens who had been declared outlaws and whose goods were confiscated. Rewards were offered to anyone killing or betraying the proscribed, and severe penalties were inflicted on anyone harbouring them. Their properties were confiscated, and their sons and grandsons were forever barred from public office and from the Senate

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