proscription

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): pɹə.skɹɪ.pʃən
• Rhymes: -ɪpʃən

Noun

proscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)

1. A prohibition.
2. (historical) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
   • 1837, Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, Tacitus' Annals, book 1

     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

Translations

a prohibition

• Finnish: kielto (fi)

• Italian: proibizione (it) f, divieto (it) m, abolizione (it) f

act of proscribing

• Finnish: kieltäminen (fi)

• Italian: proscrizione f, proscritto (it), esiliato (it) m, deportato (it) m

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French

Etymology

Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībere (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔs.kʁip.sjɔ̃/

Noun

proscription f (plural proscriptions)

1. (historical) Condemnation made against political opponents, especially the Roman antiquity and during the French Revolution.
2. Banishment of a person or group.
3. Proscription (2)

Related terms

• proscrire
• proscripteur

Further reading

• “proscription” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).