Topic: LAW
| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | proscribere, from scribere 'to write' |
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pro‧scribe
[transitive]
[transitive] formalSCL to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done [= forbid, prohibit]:
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race. —proscription
noun [uncountable and countable]
noun [uncountable and countable]