proscription
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Proscription makes it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The Act of Proscription was drawn up as part of a crackdown on clans that had backed Prince Charlie's claim to the British throne.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
Weaver William Wilson set up the mill in the 1780s amid the final years of the 1746 Act of Proscription.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
"Proscription of a group has to apply to people who are already supporters of it otherwise there is no point doing it," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021
The Clarkes were included in the Act of Proscription, and their estates were confiscated.
From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)
Vocabulary lists containing proscription
Academic and Literary Vocabulary and Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 4
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Novel Study: Julius Caesar, Acts 4–5
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Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
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