PROSCRIPTION


Meaning of PROSCRIPTION in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .