proscribe

Example Sentences

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The judge said the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action “certainly does not proscribe any particular classroom speech, or relate at all to curricular choices.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Speaking to BBC News ahead of the hearing, Cooper said the decision to proscribe the group was not aimed at restricting free speech.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Senior MPs in the UK have been calling on the government to proscribe Wagner for months.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

The government said an order will be introduced in Parliament to proscribe the group under the Terrorism Act.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

The laws of some States proscribe it as a weed, and impose penalties directed against any who allow it to grow.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas