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proscribed
pro·scribe P0606100 (prō-skrīb′)tr.v. pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing, pro·scribes 1. To prohibit; forbid: foods that are proscribed by religious dietary laws. See Synonyms at forbid.2. To denounce or condemn: "The small sins of natural pleasure that we see ... mildly proscribed in the confession manuals of the late Middle Ages" (James Turner).3. a. To banish or outlaw (a person): "Emperors took it on themselves to proscribe heretics" (Garry Wills).b. To publish the name of (a person) as outlawed.
[Middle English proscriben, from Latin prōscrībere, to put up someone's name as outlawed : prō-, in front; see pro-1 + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·scrib′er n.proscribed (prəʊˈskraɪbd) adj1. condemned or prohibited2. banned or outlawedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | proscribed - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"forbidden, prohibited, taboo, verboten, tabu, outimpermissible - not permitted; "impermissible behavior" |
EncyclopediaSeeproscriptionProscribed
PROSCRIBED, civil law. Among the Romans, a man was said to be proscribed when a reward was offered for his head; but the term was more usually applied to those who were sentenced to some punishment which carried with it the consequences of civil death. Code, 9; 49. proscribed
Synonyms for proscribedadj excluded from use or mentionSynonyms- forbidden
- prohibited
- taboo
- verboten
- tabu
- out
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