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past participle of proscribe.
past tense form of proscribe.

proscribed

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contraband adj.
forbidden adj.
guilty adj.
illegal adj.
impermissible adj.
outlawed adj.
prohibited adj.
taboo adj.

ADJECTIVE

contraband

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bootleg illicit prohibited smuggled unauthorized

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taboo

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banned black-market bootlegged disapproved excluded forbidden hot illegal interdicted shut out verboten

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legal permitted

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allowed lawful

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forbidden

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outlawed prohibited

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banned closed no-go refused taboo vetoed

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black-market closed-down closed-up contraband no-no off-limits out of bounds verboten

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allowed

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approved authorized permitted sanctioned

ADJECTIVE

guilty

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convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

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accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error in the wrong incriminated iniquitous judged licentious offending on one's head out of line regretful reprehensible rueful sentenced sheepish sinful wicked

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good immune irresponsible right

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guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

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illegal

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banned criminal illegitimate illicit irregular outlawed prohibited smuggled unauthorized unconstitutional unlawful unlicensed unwarranted wrongful

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actionable black-market bootleg contraband crooked extralegal felonious forbidden heavy hot interdicted lawless not approved not legal outside the law prosecutable racket shady sub-rosa taboo under-the-table unofficial unwarrantable verboten violating wildcat

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authorized blessed ethical good justifiable lawful legal legitimate moral permitted right warranted

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allowed permissible

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impermissible

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banned closed closed-down closed-up contraband no-no off-limits out of bounds refused taboo verboten vetoed

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outlawed

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banned prohibited

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bootleg crooked forbidden interdicted racket smuggled taboo violating

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actionable black-market contraband criminal extralegal felonious heavy hot illegitimate illicit irregular lawless not approved not legal outside the law prosecutable shady sub-rosa unauthorized unconstitutional under-the-table unlawful unlicensed unofficial unwarrantable unwarranted verboten wildcat wrongful

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allowed

ADJECTIVE

prohibited

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banned barred contraband illegal illicit restricted

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crooked refused taboo vetoed

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black-market closed-down no-no not allowed not approved off-limits out of bounds out of line shady verboten wildcat

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allowed lawful legal legitimate

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permitted

ADJECTIVE

taboo

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banned outlawed prohibited tabu unthinkable

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disapproved forbidden reserved restricted unmentionable

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beyond the pale frowned on illegal off-limits out of bounds ruled out unacceptable

Antonyms

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OK acceptable allowed mentionable

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"Enquiries are ongoing to identify people seen wearing t-shirts and holding banners showing support for a proscribed organisation," Police Scotland said in a statement shared with AFP on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

"The vast majority of arrests -- 320 -- were for expressing support for a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act."

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

In July 2025 it was proscribed as a terrorist group.

From BBC ● May 28, 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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