PROSCRIPTION


Meaning of PROSCRIPTION in English

noun the state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.

2. proscription ·noun the act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best roman citizens fell by proscription.

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