proscription

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: prə.skrɪ.pʃən
• Rhymes: -ɪpʃən

[edit] Noun

proscription (plural proscriptions)

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, 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.

[edit] Usage notes

• Do not confuse with prescription

[edit] Related terms

• proscriptive
• proscriptively

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʁɔskʁipsjɔ̃/

[edit] Noun

proscription f. (plural proscriptions)

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

[edit] Related terms

• proscrire
• proscripteur