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PROSCRIPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Synonyms:
banishment; proscription
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("proscription" is a kind of...):
rejection (the act of rejecting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proscription"):
anathematisation; anathematization (the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed)
disbarment (the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law)
ejection; exclusion; expulsion; riddance (the act of forcing out someone or something)
deportation; exile; expatriation; transportation (the act of expelling a person from their native land)
excision; excommunication (the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society)
relegation (mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position)
rustication (banishment into the country)
Derivation:
proscribe (command against)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A decree that prohibits something
Synonyms:
ban; prohibition; proscription
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("proscription" is a kind of...):
decree; edict; fiat; order; rescript (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proscription"):
banning-order (an order that bans something)
cease and desist order; enjoining; enjoinment; injunction ((law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity)
interdict; interdiction (a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity)
Derivation:
proscribe (command against)
