Thesaurus: proscription

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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.
2. n. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
3. n. a decree that prohibits something
4. n. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
5. 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.
6. n:100 n a decree that prohibits something n rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone