Meaning & use
Proscription
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The act of officially forbidding or condemning something, or a rule that prohibits it.
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The law includes a strict proscription against insider trading.
Ancient Rome used proscription lists to strip political enemies of their rights.
A note on using this word
Historically, in ancient Rome, 'proscription' referred to publicly posted lists condemning citizens to death or exile.
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