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proscription

[proh-skrip-shuhn] / proʊˈskrɪp ʃən /


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Thousands of people have been arrested since the proscription came into force, with their prosecutions now thrown into doubt.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

"It is also almost certain that I can no longer publish or produce any new work within the UK while this proscription remains in effect."

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

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

Former home secretary Yvette Cooper has previously defended the proscription by saying some supporters of Palestine Action "don't know the full nature" of the group.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

In the various countries of Europe they met with proscription and expulsion.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham




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