— proscriptive /proh skrip"tiv/ , adj. — proscriptively , adv.
/proh skrip"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of proscribing.
2. the state of being proscribed.
3. outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition.
[ 1350-1400; ME proscripcioun proscription- (s. of proscriptio ) public notice of confiscation or outlawry, equiv. to proscript ( us ) (ptp. of proscribere to PROSCRIBE) + -ion- -ION ]