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proscription |
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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