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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proscription  \Pro*scrip"tion\,  n.  [L.  proscriptio:  cf  F. 
  proscription.] 
  1.  The  act  of  proscribing;  a  dooming  to  death  or  exile; 
  outlawry;  specifically,  among  the  ancient  Romans,  the 
  public  offer  of  a  reward  for  the  head  of  a  political 
  enemy;  as  under  the  triumvirate,  many  of  the  best  Roman 
  citizens  fell  by  proscription. 
 
  Every  victory  by  either  party  had  been  followed  by  a 
  sanguinary  proscription.  --Macaulay. 
 
  2.  The  state  of  being  proscribed;  denunciation;  interdiction; 
  prohibition.  --Macaulay. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proscription 
  n  1:  a  decree  that  prohibits  something  [syn:  {prohibition},  {ban}, 
  {interdiction}] 
  2:  the  act  of  banishing  someone  [syn:  {banishment}] 




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