Proscribe
verb
To officially forbid or ban something.
The government has the power to proscribe certain activities.
Often appears as...
- proscribe the use of
- proscribe a practice
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Formal
verb
To denounce or condemn something as dangerous or harmful.
The organization proscribed the substance due to its potential risks.
Often appears as...
- proscribe a substance
- proscribe a method
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To officially forbid or ban something.
The government has the power to proscribe certain activities.
Often appears as...
- proscribe the use of
- proscribe a practice
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To denounce or condemn something as dangerous or harmful.
The organization proscribed the substance due to its potential risks.
Often appears as...
- proscribe a substance
- proscribe a method
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
The word 'proscribe' is often used in official, legal, or political contexts to refer to banning actions.
The legislation proscribed the sale of certain weapons.
Pro Tip 2/3Absolute Ban
'Proscribe' implies a complete and authoritative ban, usually enacted by someone in power.
The council proscribed the use of fireworks within city limits.
Pro Tip 3/3Seriousness
'Proscribe' conveys a serious prohibition with potential consequences if defied.
The institute proscribed plagiarizing in any form.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
The word 'proscribe' is often used in official, legal, or political contexts to refer to banning actions.
The legislation proscribed the sale of certain weapons.
Pro Tip 2/3Absolute Ban
'Proscribe' implies a complete and authoritative ban, usually enacted by someone in power.
The council proscribed the use of fireworks within city limits.
Pro Tip 3/3Seriousness
'Proscribe' conveys a serious prohibition with potential consequences if defied.
The institute proscribed plagiarizing in any form.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
The word 'proscribe' is often used in official, legal, or political contexts to refer to banning actions.
The legislation proscribed the sale of certain weapons.
Pro Tip 2/3Absolute Ban
'Proscribe' implies a complete and authoritative ban, usually enacted by someone in power.
The council proscribed the use of fireworks within city limits.
Pro Tip 3/3Seriousness
'Proscribe' conveys a serious prohibition with potential consequences if defied.
The institute proscribed plagiarizing in any form.
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Video examples
Sarah Jones: One woman,...
The third woman, who actually was a so-called sex worker did not agree that it was liberating but she wanted the right to the economic empowerment, and then we hear the fourth woman saying not only prostitution itself but proscribed roles for women in general prevented her from ever finding who she was, right?
Video examples
Sarah Jones: One woman,...
The third woman, who actually was a so-called sex worker did not agree that it was liberating but she wanted the right to the economic empowerment, and then we hear the fourth woman saying not only prostitution itself but proscribed roles for women in general prevented her from ever finding who she was, right?
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Antonin Scalia
American Judge
What secret knowledge, one must wonder, is breathed into lawyers when they become Justices of this Court that enables them to discern that a practice which the text of the Constitution does not clearly proscribe, and which our people have regarded as constitutional for 200 years, is in fact unconstitutional?
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Charles Murray
American Scientist
The feminist revolution has tied writers into knots when it comes to the third-person singular pronoun. Using the masculine pronoun as the default has been proscribed. Some male writers get around this problem by defaulting to the feminine singular pronoun, which I think is icky.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Though there are laws against blasphemy and insult to religion in many European countries, France has institutionalised its anti-clerical past by proscribing religion from public life.
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Antonin Scalia
American Judge
What secret knowledge, one must wonder, is breathed into lawyers when they become Justices of this Court that enables them to discern that a practice which the text of the Constitution does not clearly proscribe, and which our people have regarded as constitutional for 200 years, is in fact unconstitutional?
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Charles Murray
American Scientist
The feminist revolution has tied writers into knots when it comes to the third-person singular pronoun. Using the masculine pronoun as the default has been proscribed. Some male writers get around this problem by defaulting to the feminine singular pronoun, which I think is icky.
Quote examples
Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Though there are laws against blasphemy and insult to religion in many European countries, France has institutionalised its anti-clerical past by proscribing religion from public life.
Example 1 of 3
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