proscription
Pronunciation: /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/
The English word “proscription” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A prohibition.
- 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.
Etymology
From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).
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