n. Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
n. The act of proscribing, or its result.
n. A decree or law that prohibits.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
n. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of proscribing; outlawry; denunciation; prohibition; exclusion; specifically, the dooming of citizens to death as public enemies, and the confiscation of their goods.
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n. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
n. a decree that prohibits something
Word Usage
"Unless, and I’m only going out on a limb here, your proscription is totally arbitrary."