Proscribe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), pro·scribed, pro·scrib·ing.
  1. to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
  2. to put outside the protection of the law; outlaw.
  3. to banish or exile.
  4. to announce the name of (a person) as condemned to death and subject to confiscation of property.
verb (tr)
  1. to condemn or prohibit
  2. to outlaw; banish; exile
  3. (in ancient Rome) to outlaw (a citizen) by posting his name in public
Proscribe (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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