Definitions

proscription

[proh-skrip-shuhn] / proʊˈskrɪp ʃən /

NOUN

forbiddance

Synonyms

STRONG

ban bar constraint embargo exclusion inhibition injunction interdict interdiction negation obstruction prevention prohibition refusal repudiation restriction taboo temperance veto

WEAK

disallowance don't no-no off-limits

Antonyms

STRONG

OK allowance approval freedom permission ratification sanction

Example Sentences

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Opening a three-day defence of the home secretary's proscription of the group, barristers told the Court of Appeal on Tuesday that overturning it would limit ministers' counter-terrorism powers.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

His written submissions to the court added: "The suffragettes would have been liable to proscription if the Terrorism Act 2000 regime had been in force at the turn of the 20th century."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Opening the trial on Tuesday, Mr Justice Johnson told jurors that the allegations they would consider predate Palestine Action's proscription under terrorism laws this June.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

While the judge began setting provisional trial dates for March, there is no certainty they can take place before the end of 2026 because of the ongoing legal battle over the group's proscription.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

By the passing of the act of proscription the door was shut against me in my own country, where I own it would have been my wish to have ended my days.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

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