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
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.
• Do not confuse with prescription
Source: Wiktionary
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
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
