proscribe

[US]/prəˈskraɪb/
[UK]/proʊˈskraɪb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. To formally declare that (something) is dangerous or prohibited

Example Sentences

people with proscribed sexualities.

to proscribe the importation of raw fruits and vegetables

proscribed the importation of raw fruits and vegetables. permit

certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed, such as polygyny.

1.The condition of having been proscribed;outlawry.

In earlier day,the church proscribe dancing and card play.

they proscribed all such practices and observances on pain of death.

strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces.

They were unjust to the eagle, we are unjust to the fleur-de-lys.It seems that we must always have something to proscribe!Does it serve any purpose to ungild the crown of Louis XIV.

Real-world Examples

In industry parlance, these groups were designated as " proscribed" .

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

While governments might make a distinction between proscribed and criminal groups, kidnappers don't.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

In 2016 it condemned slash-and-burn farming practices as haram (proscribed by Islamic law).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The boy was not making sense. " The Warrior's Sons were proscribed three hundred years ago" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

The government accused the dismissed workers of being members of proscribed groups allegedly behind the coup plot led by the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

A thief! A plunderer! A proscribed fugitive, with a price upon his head; a fester and a wound upon the noble character of the Coketown operative!

Source: Difficult Times (Part 2)

It was important during the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty when the emperors officially proscribed it as a day to worship and sacrifice to their god and to the ancestors.

Source: Selected English short passages

Suspected and Denounced enemy of the Republic, Aristocrat, one of a family of tyrants, one of a race proscribed, for that they had used their abolished privileges to the infamous oppression of the people.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

This unfortunate reality, we  are told, explains the constant bloodshed in the cradle of human civilization. However, the truth is that leaders created the region's current problems at a specific time, and  unique circumstances proscribed the decisions.

Source: Charming history

" No matter, " said Homais. " I am surprised that in our days, in this century of enlightenment, anyone should still persist in proscribing an intellectual relaxation that is inoffensive, moralising, and sometimes even hygienic; is it not, doctor" ?

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

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