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proscription

N การประณาม  kan-pra-nam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROSCRIPTION

n.[L. proscriptio.] The act of proscribing or dooming to death; among the Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy. Such were the proscriptions of Sylla and Marius. Under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. 1. A putting out of the protection of law; condemning to exile.
2. Censure and condemnation; utter rejection.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROSCRIPTION

Pro *scrip "tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

PROSCRIPTIONAL

PROSCRIPTIONAL Pro *scrip "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Proscriptive.

 

PROSCRIPTIONIST

PROSCRIPTIONIST Pro *scrip "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who proscribes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proscription

pro scrip tion |prōˈskripSHən proʊˈskrɪpʃn | noun the action of forbidding something; banning: the proscription of the party after the 1715 Rebellion. condemnation or denunciation of something.

 

Oxford Dictionary

proscription

pro |scrip ¦tion |prə (ʊ )ˈskrɪpʃ (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] the action of forbidding something; banning: the proscription of the party after the 1715 Rebellion. condemnation or denunciation of something.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

proscription

proscription noun 1 the proscription of alcohol: banning, forbidding, prohibition, prohibiting, barring, debarment, vetoing, interdiction, outlawing. ANTONYMS allowing. 2 a proscription was imposed: ban, prohibition, bar, interdict, veto, embargo, moratorium. ANTONYMS authorization. 3 the proscription of his literary works: condemnation, denunciation, attacking, criticism, censuring, damning, rejection. ANTONYMS acceptance.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

proscription

proscription noun 1 the proscription of the sale of alcohol on Sundays: prohibition, prohibiting, forbidding, banning, ban, barring, bar, disallowing, ruling out, embargo, embargoing, vetoing, veto, making illegal, interdicting, interdict, outlawing, tabooing. ANTONYMS allowing. 2 composers began to find ways of circumventing the proscription on opera: condemnation, denunciation, attack, criticism, censure, denigration, damning, rejection.

 

French Dictionary

proscription

proscription n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de proscrire, interdiction. : La proscription des armes à feu. SYNONYME interdit . 2 Condamnation. : La proscription des anglicismes. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom prescription, ordre détaillé.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

proscription

pro scr p tion /proʊskrɪ́pʃ (ə )n /名詞 C U かたく (使用 )禁止 ; 公権剥奪 はくだつ , 追放 .pro scr p tive 形容詞