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Definition of: proscription
(prō·skrip′shən) noun
The act of proscribing, or state of being proscribed; interdiction; ostracism; outlawry. [<L proscriptio, -onis <proscriptus, pp. of proscribere PROSCRIBE]
—pro·scrip′tive adjective
—pro·scrip′tive·ly adverb
—pro·scrip′tive·ness noun
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