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English Dictionary: proscription	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for proscription
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proscription n a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, ban, proscription] rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone Synonym(s): banishment, proscription
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.