Proscription Definition

prō-skrĭpshən
proscriptions
noun
proscriptions
A proscribing or being proscribed.
Webster's New World
Prohibition or interdiction.
Webster's New World

(history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

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Other Word Forms of Proscription

Noun

Singular:
proscription
Plural:
proscriptions

Origin of Proscription

  • Middle English proscripcion from Latin prōscrīptiō prōscrīptiōn- public notice of outlawry from prōscrīptus past participle of prōscrībere to proscribe proscribe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrÄ«ptiō, from prōscrÄ«bō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrÄ«bō (“write").

    From Wiktionary

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