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English noun: proscription

1. proscription (communication) a decree that prohibits something


Synonymsban, prohibition


Broader (hypernym)decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript


Narrower (hyponym)banning-order, cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction, interdict, interdiction

2. proscription (act) rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone


Synonymsbanishment


Broader (hypernym)rejection


Narrower (hyponym)anathematisation, anathematization, deportation, disbarment, ejection, excision, exclusion, excommunication, exile, expatriation, expulsion, relegation, riddance, rustication, transportation









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