Proscription
[prə(ʊ)'skrɪpʃ(ə)n] or [pro'skrɪpʃən]
Definition
(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.
(n.) The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Banishment, exile, outlawry.[2]. Exclusion, interdiction, prohibition.[3]. Denunciation, censure, condemnation.
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Examples
- Charles Evremonde, called Darnay, in right of such proscription, absolutely Dead in Law. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Sulla restored law and order by the proscription and execution of over five thousand people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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