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