proscription

pro·scrip·tion
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/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən//pɹoʊˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

noun

A prohibition.

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forbiddingforbodesanctionattaintmentjudgementcondemnationconvictionprohibition
OriginMiddle English proscripcion ← Latin prōscrīptiō →
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Meanings

nounproscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)

plural proscriptions

  1. countableuncountableA prohibition.

    Synonyms: forbidding, forbode, sanction

  2. countableuncountablehistoryDecree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

    He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription [...]

    1837, Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb, Tacitus' Annals, book 1

    Synonyms: attaintment, judgement, attaintment, condemnation, conviction, judgement

  3. countableuncountableThe act of proscribing, or its result.
  4. countableuncountableA decree or law that prohibits.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA prohibition.

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forbiddingforbodesanction

nounDecree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

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attaintmentjudgementattaintmentcondemnationconvictionjudgement

More synonyms by meaning

nouna decree that prohibits something

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prohibitionban
Broader
decreeedictfiat

nounrejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

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banishment
Broader
rejection
Also see
attaintmentbanbanishmentcondemnationconvictionjudgmentprohibitionsanction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinprōscrīptiō
  2. Middle Englishproscripcion
  3. Englishproscription

From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).

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Translations

Bulgarian забрана
  • забрана (zabrana)a prohibition
Catalan proscripció
  • proscripcióa prohibition
Finnish kielto, kieltäminen
  • kieltoa prohibition
  • kieltäminenact of proscribing
French proscription
  • proscriptiona prohibition
Italian proibizione, divieto
  • proibizionea prohibition
  • divietoa prohibition
  • abolizionea prohibition
  • proscrizionea prohibition
  • proscrizioneact of proscribing
  • proscrittoact of proscribing
  • esiliatoact of proscribing
  • deportatoact of proscribing
Spanish proscripción
  • proscripcióna prohibition

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

proscription. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscription

MLA

“proscription.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscription. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proscription,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscription.

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