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Definitions of proscription in various dictionaries:
noun - a decree that prohibits something
noun - rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
The act of proscribing; prohibition.
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Ban specified medicinal treatment, having nothing in place of ecstasy |
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Jan 4 2003 The Times - Cryptic |
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the action of forbidding something banning. |
The act of proscribing prohibition. |
The condition of having been proscribed outlawry. |
rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone |
a decree that prohibits something |
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Proscription (Latin: proscriptio) is, in current usage, a "decree of condemnation to death or banishment" (Oxford English Dictionary (OED)) and can be used in a political context to refer to state-approved murder or banishment. The term originated in Ancient Rome, where it included public identification and official condemnation of declared enemies of the state. It has been used broadly since to describe similar governmental and political actions, with varying degrees of nuance, including the en masse suppression of ideologies and elimination of political rivals or personal enemies. In addition to its recurrences during the various phases of the Roman Republic, it has become a standard term to label: * The suppression of Royalists after Oliver Cromwell's decisive defeat of Charles II at the Battle of Worcester in 1651 (see image) * The curbing of Western religion in early 18th-century China * The banning of Highland dress following the Jacobite rising of 1745 in Scotland * Atrocities that oc |