Definition for

proscription


noun – The act of proscribing; outlawry; denunciation; prohibition; exclusion; specifically, the dooming of citizens to death as public enemies, and the confiscation of their goods.

noun – 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.

noun – The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.

noun – A prohibition.

noun – Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

noun – The act of proscribing, or its result.

noun – A decree or law that prohibits.

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