proscribable

9.1

Able to be banned by law or by people in authority

adjective
/prəˈskraɪbəbl/

Formal

: proscribible

Threatening telephone calls to a minority student's dormitory room, for example, would be proscribable conduct under the terms of this policy.

Examples

Under Brandenburg, speech becomes proscribable only when it is "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action."

Academic text (2017)
Releasing confidential information without permission is proscribable under privacy laws.
Making threats against someone based on their race is considered proscribable behavior in many workplaces.
Using hate speech in public forums can lead to proscribable actions by authorities.

Antonyms

permissible

34 4.1

Allowed by law, rules, or custom

allowable

13 2.7

Rules or laws permit it

Surface Forms

proscribable positive

Morphology

proscribable = proscribe (transparent) = proscribe + able

The adjective is a regular derivation from the verb 'proscribe' with '-able' meaning 'able to be proscribed', so the relation is clear if the verb is known.

Etymology

The word proscribable comes from the Latin parts pro- and scribere, where scribere means 'to write' and the same root appears in scribe and script. Long ago authorities would 'write' names on public lists to mark people or things to be outlawed, so proscribable means 'able to be banned' by law or authority.