proscription
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Proscription makes it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Weaver William Wilson set up the mill in the 1780s amid the final years of the 1746 Act of Proscription.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
The Act of Proscription was drawn up as part of a crackdown on clans that had backed Prince Charlie's claim to the British throne.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
"Proscription of a group has to apply to people who are already supporters of it otherwise there is no point doing it," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021
Proscription, degradation, ostracism, stare him in the face.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.
Vocabulary lists containing proscription
Academic and Literary Vocabulary and Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 4
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Novel Study: Julius Caesar, Acts 4–5
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Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
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