Definition of Proscription. Meaning of Proscription. Synonyms of Proscription

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Definition of Proscription

Proscription
Proscription Pro*scrip"tion, n. [L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription.] 1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription. --Macaulay. 2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Proscription from wikipedia

- Look up proscription in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Proscription (Latin: proscriptio) is, in current usage, a 'decree of condemnation to death or...
- The proscription of Sulla was a reprisal campaign by the Roman proconsul and later dictator, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, to eliminate his enemies in the aftermath...
- The Act of Proscription (19 Geo. 2. c. 39), also called the Act of Proscription 1746 or the Disarming the Highlands, etc. Act 1745, was an Act of the Parliament...
- Some people do not eat various specific foods and beverages in conformity with various religious, cultural, legal or other societal prohibitions. Many...
- Act 1746, also known as the Disclothing Act, was part of the Act of Proscription which came into force on 1 August 1746 and made wearing "the Highland...
- ****cution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great (r. 306–337) in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina...
- the legitimacy of Sulla's annulment. Sulla may have put Caesar on the proscription lists, though scholars are mixed. Caesar then went into hiding before...
- under the UK's counter terrorism laws on 14 January 2010. Before its proscription it was led by Anjem Choudary. On its website, Islam4UK described itself...
- and 26 of the 1931 constitution had banned the Society of Jesus. This proscription deeply offended many within the conservative fold. The revolution in...
- refused government contracts or directorships in any major company. This proscription lasted for forty-five years. George Lyttelton wrote in his Letter to...