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Verb
/prōˈskrīb/,
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proscribed, past participle; proscribes, 3rd person singular present; proscribing, present participle; proscribed, past tense;
  1. Forbid, esp. by law
    • - strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces
  2. Denounce or condemn
    • - certain practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny
  3. Outlaw (someone)

  1. forbid: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
  2. (proscribed) forbidden: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
  3. (proscription) prohibition: a decree that prohibits something
  4. (proscription) banishment: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
  5. Proscription (proscriptio) is a term used for the public identification and official condemnation of enemies of the state. ...
  6. To forbid or prohibit; To denounce; To banish or exclude
  7. (Proscription) Outside the time period in which a legal action can be commenced. See also Prescription.
  8. (v.) to condemn, outlaw (The town council voted to proscribe the sale of alcohol on weekends.)
  9. [ prō skrb ] (past and past participle pro·scribed, present participle pro·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·scribes)
  10. prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
  11. to denounce as dangerous