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as in prohibition
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the proscription against bicycles and skateboards is intended to make the plaza a more pedestrian-friendly place
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as in ban
an order that something not be done or used
a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors
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Recent Examples of proscription
Politics, the war, and Putin are off-limits, while less obvious proscriptions draw a grim picture of the dictatorship: no emojis, no foreign words, and no literary references are allowed.
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Francesca Mastruzzo (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 14 Jan. 2024
Under Elizabethan feudalism this notion was unthinkable if only because none but the royal had the alternatives of seemingly absolute choice, the liberties of the masses being hedged about by all sorts of rigid proscriptions.
—Andrew Aoyama, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
Washington also secured buy-in for a proscription against the use of force to alter international boundaries, helping lock in place a status quo that has benefited the United States.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Those proscriptions effectively bar any independent, critical reporting on Russia’s military and its serial missteps in the war on Ukraine.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
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Francesca Mastruzzo (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 14 Jan. 2024
Under Elizabethan feudalism this notion was unthinkable if only because none but the royal had the alternatives of seemingly absolute choice, the liberties of the masses being hedged about by all sorts of rigid proscriptions.
—Andrew Aoyama, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2024
Washington also secured buy-in for a proscription against the use of force to alter international boundaries, helping lock in place a status quo that has benefited the United States.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Those proscriptions effectively bar any independent, critical reporting on Russia’s military and its serial missteps in the war on Ukraine.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscription
Noun
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The video was published by her mother, Lia Llanes, a U.S. permanent resident living in Miami, in one of the several Facebook groups where Cubans are discussing the new prohibitions.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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Under the Endangered Species Act, animals that are listed in danger of extinction are given protections — like the protection of critical habitat and prohibitions on hunting — and recovery plans.—
Clark Corbin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2025
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After a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Obama gave a poignant speech and called for an assault-weapons ban, which didn’t pass; after a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, Ardern gave a poignant speech and called for an assault-weapons ban, which did.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The 2025 travel ban echoes policies from Trump’s first term and extends their scope.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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“Proscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscription. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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