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Definition of Proscription
1. Noun. A decree that prohibits something.
Generic synonyms: Decree, Edict, Fiat, Order, Rescript
Specialized synonyms: Banning-order, Cease And Desist Order, Enjoining, Enjoinment, Injunction, Interdict, Interdiction
Derivative terms: Ban, Ban, Proscribe
2. Noun. Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone.
Generic synonyms: Rejection
Specialized synonyms: Anathematisation, Anathematization, Disbarment, Ejection, Exclusion, Expulsion, Riddance, Deportation, Exile, Expatriation, Transportation, Excision, Excommunication, Relegation, Rustication
Derivative terms: Banish, Proscribe
Definition of Proscription
1. 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; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
Definition of Proscription
1. Noun. A prohibition. ¹
2. Noun. (history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity. ¹
3. Noun. The act of proscribing, or its result. ¹
4. Noun. A decree or law that prohibits. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proscription
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proscription
Literary usage of Proscription
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Civil Service and the Patronage by Carl Russell Fish (1904)
"Tyler had looked with disgust on the Jacksonian proscription ; and his son, Lyon G.
Tyler, asserts that he retained his scruples on becoming president, ..."
2. The Civil Service and the Patronage by Carl Russell Fish (1904)
"Tyler had looked with disgust on the Jacksonian proscription; and his son, Lyon G.
Tyler, asserts that he retained his scruples on becoming president, ..."
3. Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden by Samuel Jones Tilden (1908)
"r change of all movable officers of the municipal administration. Mr. Tilden tried
to anticipate the party proscription, but by some mistake, the nature of ..."
4. Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden by Samuel Jones Tilden (1908)
"Mr. Tilden tried to anticipate the party proscription, but by some mistake, the
nature of which is illegible in the following letter, ..."
5. The Ancient World from the Earliest Times to 800 A.D. by Willis Mason West (1904)
"The proscription. — The union was cemented with blood. ... Their first deed was
to get rid of their personal foes in Italy by a horrible proscription. ..."
6. The Ancient World from the Earliest Times to 800 A.D. by Willis Mason West (1904)
"The proscription. — The union was cemented with blood. ... Their first deed was
to get rid of their personal foes in Italy by a horrible proscription. ..."
7. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1902)
"This proscription in the form of an amnesty was mercilessly carried out. The list
contained the names of many members of noble families. ..."
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