Associations to the word «Proscription»

Wiktionary

PROSCRIPTION, noun. A prohibition.
PROSCRIPTION, noun. (history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
PROSCRIPTION, noun. The act of proscribing, or its result.
PROSCRIPTION, noun. A decree or law that prohibits.

Dictionary definition

PROSCRIPTION, noun. A decree that prohibits something.
PROSCRIPTION, noun. Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone.

Wise words

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