prōˈskrīb transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro before + scribere to write — more at for , scribe
1.
a. Roman & civil law : to post or publish the name of (a person) as condemned to death with his property forfeited to the state
b. : to put outside the law : outlaw
lasting pacts proscribing warfare exist between many primitive societies — Notes & Queries on Anthropology
2. : to condemn or forbid as harmful : prohibit
any definition of security gets to be so broad as to proscribe practically any free-flowing news — J.S.Pope
• pro·scrib·er -bə(r) noun -s