proscribe

proscribe
pro·scribe /prō-'skrīb/ vt pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing [Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro- before + scribere to write]: to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

proscribe
I (denounce) verb accuse, anathematize, banish, blame, castigate, censure, charge, condemn, criticize, curse, damn, denunciate, execrate, incriminate, ostracize, outlaw, reject II (prohibit) verb abrogate, ban, bar, circumscribe, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forbid, halt, oppose, outlaw, prevent, proscribere, refuse, refuse permission, repudiate, restrain, restrict, revoke, taboo III index ban, bar (hinder), block, border (bound), censor, condemn (ban), constrain (restrain), debar, eliminate (exclude), enjoin, exclude, forbid, forswear, inhibit, interdict, limit, order, outlaw, prohibit, reject, relegate, renounce, repudiate, restrain, restrict, sentence

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


proscribe
v.
To forbid an action; to denounce, outlaw, or condemn a person.
n.
proscription

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • proscribe — late 14c., decree of condemnation, outlawry, from L. proscribere publish in writing (lit. write in front of ), including senses of publish as having forfeited one s property, condemn, outlaw before the world, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro ))… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • proscribe — [prō skrīb′] vt. proscribed, proscribing [ME proscriben < L proscribere < pro , PRO 2 + scribere, to write: see SCRIBE] 1. in ancient Rome, to publish the name of (a person) condemned to death, banishment, etc. 2. to deprive of the… …   English World dictionary

  • proscribe — UK [prəʊˈskraɪb] / US [proʊˈskraɪb] verb [transitive] Word forms proscribe : present tense I/you/we/they proscribe he/she/it proscribes present participle proscribing past tense proscribed past participle proscribed formal to order an end to the… …   English dictionary

  • proscribe — transitive verb (proscribed; proscribing) Etymology: Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro before + scribere to write more at scribe Date: 1560 1. to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • proscribe — verb forbid, especially by law. ↘denounce or condemn. ↘historical outlaw (someone). Derivatives proscription noun proscriptive adjective Origin ME: from L. proscribere, from pro in front of + scribere write . Usage Proscribe does not have the… …   English new terms dictionary

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