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Webster 1913 Edition
Proscription
Pro-scrip′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Proscription
PROSCRIP'TION
,Noun.
1.
A putting out of the protection of law; condemning to exile.2.
Censure and condemnation; utter rejection.Definition 2024
proscription
proscription
English
Noun
proscription (plural proscriptions)
- A prohibition.
- (historical) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
- 1837, Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, Tacitus' Annals, book 1
- He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription [...]
- 1837, Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, Tacitus' Annals, book 1
- The act of proscribing, or its result.
- A decree or law that prohibits.
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with prescription
Related terms
Translations
act of proscribing
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French
Etymology
Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībere (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔskʁipsjɔ̃/
Noun
proscription f (plural proscriptions)
- (historical) Condemnation made against political opponents, especially the Roman antiquity and during the French Revolution.
- Banishment of a person or group.
- Proscription (2)
Related terms
- proscrire
- proscripteur