proscribe
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A final deal should proscribe all tolls, mines and forced routes, restoring unrestricted free passage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
He said the government would bring forward legislation "as quickly as possible" to proscribe the IRGC.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
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
One of the group's members, Saeed Taji Farouky, told the BBC on Saturday that government plans to proscribe the group were "absurd".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
He must enlarge the liberty of the press, and proscribe no man for his opinions, unless in cases of treason, and under peculiar circumstances of civil commotion endangering the public safety.
From The Land of Thor by J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
The Fifth Amendment proscribes the government from depriving any person “of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2017
“The FTC Act proscribes — and the 1st Amendment does not protect — deceptive and misleading advertisements,” U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2015
Because the treaty proscribes testing ground launched cruise missiles of medium-range, the Kremlin cannot undo the violation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
The challenged provision, however, proscribes persuasion in a public place, speech that unwilling listeners can walk away from.
From Washington Post
Science, which you believe has no power over her, is redoubtable to her, since she proscribes it.
From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France
Most "arrests have been for expressing support for a proscribed organisation", the police said in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
She said the group was "particularly encouraged" by the commitment to take action against accounts operated by or on behalf of terrorist organisations proscribed in the UK.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
The break-in happened before Palestine Action was proscribed by the government on 5 July 2025.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Other groups like the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been proscribed.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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But stewarding that authority demands humility and faith in the university’s distinct role in cultivating debate—neither proscribing questions nor prescribing answers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In another post, he retweeted a link to an article on Bari Weiss’ conservative news site, The Free Press, proscribing a “fix” for children using their phones.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
In a statement Monday, Hayat Tahrir al Sham announced “a general amnesty for all military personnel conscripted under compulsory service,” adding that “their lives are safe” and proscribing any revenge assaults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
But the Home Office and the Foreign Office are said to be at odds over proscribing the IRGC.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2023
Soon he was proscribing parts of salutations and signatures and leaving the text untouched.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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