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Definition of proscriptive - 3 dictionary results

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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