proscription
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
proscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)
- A prohibition.
- (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 [...]
- 1837, Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, Tacitus' Annals, book 1
- The act of proscribing, or its result.
- A decree or law that prohibits.
Usage notesEdit
- Do not confuse with prescription
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TranslationsEdit
act of proscribing
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībere (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībere.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
proscription f (plural proscriptions)
- (historical) Condemnation made against political opponents, especially the Roman antiquity and during the French Revolution.
- Banishment of a person or group.
- Proscription (2)
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Further readingEdit
- “proscription” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).