Proscription1. (n.) Denunciation; interdiction; prohibition; imposed restraint.
2. (n.) 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.
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