proscription
3
8.8
- noun
- /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
- Formal
- The school enforced a strict proscription against bullying to ensure a safe environment for all students.
- proscription of incest
- legal proscription
- religious proscriptions
Examples
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The morality of duty consists of the basic proscriptions—against murder or theft, for example—required by any governmental authority.
Academic text (2008) -
Due to environmental concerns, there is a proscription against dumping waste in the river.
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The other attack on the proscription of group selection comes from computer simulations.
Academic text (2002) -
Over time, however, each was moved by the messages of forgiveness and the proscription against killing in their religious traditions.
Academic text (2007) -
Beyond those confines, legal proscription is not the answer.
Academic text (1996) -
The Federalists knew that many persons in the country believed that the constitutional proscription against religious tests was a mistake.
Academic text (1997) -
As they were experiencing same-sex attractions, they became aware of the religious proscriptions of those feelings.
Academic text (2007) -
Throughout our history, social proscriptions have denied gays the same fundamental rights as straights.
Blog text (34) -
The network was of the utmost importance because of the Pentecostals' proscription against marrying non-believers and their generally strong sense of community.
Academic text (2000) -
The government issued a proscription banning the sale of certain harmful chemicals.
Synonyms
557
3.4
An official rule made by an authority
503
6.1
Official punishment or restriction by an authority
344
1.2
An official rule that stops people from doing something
312
3.0
A rule or action that limits what you can do
135
3.5
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
67
6.1
An official rule that prevents someone from doing something
46
4.4
An official rule that stops people from doing something
36
3.9
A rule or measure that limits what people can do
35
8.5
An official order that a government or person in power gives
27
7.2
An official order from a person or government in power that people must follow
12
8.9
An official order by a court or authority that stops someone from doing something
9
3.9
Making something not allowed by law or officials
8
7.7
A rule that limits what people can do
4
7.7
A clear order that someone in charge gives, like a teacher or parent
4
7.9
A court order telling someone to stop a certain action
1
8.1
An official order that stops a person or group from doing certain things
1
7.8
An official ban that stops someone from taking part as a punishment
1
8.9
An official rule that people must follow
1
7.2
An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense
1
9.9
An official rule made by a ruler or council
An official order not to do something
Antonyms
How Strict
- Formal
3
8.8
- Formal
129
6.8
344
1.2
- Formal
46
4.4
312
3.0
73
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Proscription comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forth' and scribere 'to write', the same root you see in script. Long ago, leaders would 'write out' names on a public list to ban them, so today a proscription is an official order that forbids or bans someone or something.