proscription
noun
pro·scrip·tion prō-ˈskrip-shən 
1
: the act of proscribing : the state of being proscribed
2
: an imposed restraint or restriction : prohibition
proscriptive
prō-ˈskrip-tiv
adjective proscriptively adverb
Synonyms
- banning
- barring
- enjoining
- forbidding
- interdicting
- interdiction
- outlawing
- prohibiting
- prohibition
- proscribing
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Example Sentences
the proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors
Recent Examples on the Web Rushdie, who had spent decades under proscription by Iran, was on a ventilator Friday evening after undergoing hours of surgery, according to an email from his agent, Andrew Wylie. 
Hurubie Meko, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 That’s to maximize choices, Norris said, rather than any proscription away from building smaller. The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022 The legal assertion that life begins at conception has implications for IVF, and pro-life groups in this country and abroad have argued for a proscription not only of embryo research but also of the freezing and disposal of embryos. Laura Beers, CNN, 27 May 2022 Such a proscription wouldn’t significantly lower domestic gasoline prices because many U.S. refiners are built to process heavier crudes different from the lighter grades extracted domestically. WSJ, 11 Apr. 2022 But the defense successfully made a technical argument that the length of the barrel on Mr. Rittenhouse’s Smith & Wesson M&P 15 put it outside the law’s proscription. New York Times, 19 Nov. 2021 Never mind that the dossier to back this most recent proscription, reportedly based on intelligence gathered by Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet, has been debunked. Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2021 Jonathan approves the proscription of Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru as terrorist organizations. CNN, 7 Sep. 2021 Whatever its claims to intimacy or revelation, the book is really an extended tribute to the comforts of Amis’s favorite forms of armored thinking—dichotomy, taxonomy, generalization, definition, prescription, and proscription. Leo Robson, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020 See More
Hurubie Meko, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 That’s to maximize choices, Norris said, rather than any proscription away from building smaller. The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022 The legal assertion that life begins at conception has implications for IVF, and pro-life groups in this country and abroad have argued for a proscription not only of embryo research but also of the freezing and disposal of embryos. Laura Beers, CNN, 27 May 2022 Such a proscription wouldn’t significantly lower domestic gasoline prices because many U.S. refiners are built to process heavier crudes different from the lighter grades extracted domestically. WSJ, 11 Apr. 2022 But the defense successfully made a technical argument that the length of the barrel on Mr. Rittenhouse’s Smith & Wesson M&P 15 put it outside the law’s proscription. New York Times, 19 Nov. 2021 Never mind that the dossier to back this most recent proscription, reportedly based on intelligence gathered by Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet, has been debunked. Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2021 Jonathan approves the proscription of Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru as terrorist organizations. CNN, 7 Sep. 2021 Whatever its claims to intimacy or revelation, the book is really an extended tribute to the comforts of Amis’s favorite forms of armored thinking—dichotomy, taxonomy, generalization, definition, prescription, and proscription. Leo Robson, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English proscripcion, from Latin proscription-, proscriptio, from proscribere
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
proscription
noun
pro·scrip·tion prō-ˈskrip-shən
1
: the act of proscribing : the state of being proscribed
2
: an imposed restraint or restriction
proscription
noun
1
as in prohibition
the act of ordering that something not be done or used the proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prohibition
- prohibiting
- banning
- proscribing
- forbidding
- interdiction
- enjoining
- outlawing
- suppression
- barring
- interdicting
- instruction
- repression
- charging
- dictation
- discouragement
- bidding
- deterrence
- decreeing
- coercion
- direction
- compulsion
- constraint
- dissuading
- force
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- allowance
- approval
- sanction
- permission
- toleration
- endorsement
- authorization
- promotion
- support
- license
- indorsement
- clearance
- sufferance
- encouragement
- compliance
- licence
- submission
- obedience
2
as in ban
an order that something not be done or used a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors Synonyms & Similar Words
- prohibition
- ban
- injunction
- embargo
- veto
- interdict
- interdiction
- restriction
- warning
- edict
- objection
- suppression
- taboo
- protest
- repression
- prevention
- inhibition
- limitation
- refusal
- discouragement
- restraint
- decree
- mandate
- tabu
- deterrent
- constraint
- denial
- no-no
- commandment
- negation
- rejection
- disallowance
- caveat
- dictate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prescription
- sanction
- toleration
- tolerance
- consent
- permitting
- authorization
- approval
- allowance
- licensing
- license
- granting
- permission
- allowing
- clearance
- support
- licence
- approbation
- endorsement
- promotion
- indorsement
- letting
- sanctioning
- leave
- encouragement
- sufferance
- okay
- facilitation
- compliance
- blessing
- agreement
- enabling
- submission
- obedience
- licencing
- acquiescence
- imprimatur
- assent
- accession
- OK