Definition of Proscription. Meaning of Proscription. Synonyms of Proscription

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Definition of Proscription

Proscription
Proscription Pro*scrip"tion, n. [L. proscriptio: cf. F. proscription.] 1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription. --Macaulay. 2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Proscription from wikipedia

- Look up proscription in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Proscription (Latin: proscriptio) is, in current usage, a 'decree of condemnation to death or...
- The proscription of Sulla was a reprisal campaign by the Roman proconsul and later dictator, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, to eliminate his enemies in the aftermath...
- The Act of Proscription (19 Geo. 2. c. 39), also called the Act of Proscription 1746 or the Disarming the Highlands, etc. Act 1745, was an Act of the Parliament...
- Some people do not eat various specific foods and beverages in conformity with various religious, cultural, legal or other societal prohibitions. Many...
- members were still meeting in secret. It is believed that after its proscription, National Action organised itself in a similar way to the also-banned...
- over his deed, but sought to expiate it by adding to this crime the proscription of all his brother's former followers. C****ius Dio stated that around...
- ****cution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great (r. 306–337) in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina...
- The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to weapons whose ability to damage comes from kinetic, incendiary, or explosive energy...
- Act 1746, also known as the Disclothing Act, was part of the Act of Proscription which came into force on 1 August 1746 and made wearing "the Highland...
- triumvir was most responsible for the proscriptions and killing. However, the sources agree that enacting the proscriptions was a means by all three factions...