Proscription

Pronunciation

• IPA: prÉ™.skrɪ.pʃən
• Rhymes: -ɪpʃən

Origin

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

Full definition of proscription

Noun

1. A prohibition.
2. (history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
• 1837, Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription ...
3. The act of proscribing, or its result.
4. A decree or law that prohibits.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with prescription

Related terms

• proscribe
• proscriptive
• proscriptively