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Vinony

proscription

noun

  1. public identification and official condemnation of enemies of the state
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ / /pɹoʊˈskɹɪp.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”).

  1. A prohibition.
  2. Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.

    “He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription [...]”

  3. The act of proscribing, or its result.
  4. A decree or law that prohibits.