PROSCRIPTION

banishment, proscription

(noun) rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

prohibition, ban, proscription

(noun) a decree that prohibits something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

proscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)

A prohibition.

(history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

The act of proscribing, or its result.

A decree or law that prohibits.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with prescription

Source: Wiktionary

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Pro*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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