proscription
Decree of banishment
Proscription is official condemnation or prohibition—a formal ban or decree outlawing something or someone.
In ancient Rome, proscription was the public posting of names of those condemned to death, their property forfeit to the state.
The word now applies broadly to any authoritative prohibition: the proscription of certain drugs, proscription against discussing salaries.
Not to be confused with prescription, which recommends rather than forbids.
Authoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- attainderLegal status extinction
- outlawryStatus of declared criminal
- banishmentForced removal from place
confiscation · exile · death sentence · forfeiture · Roman · triumvirate · enemies list · civil death
Forced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expatriationLeaving one's native country
- outlawryStatus of declared criminal
excommunication · ostracism · exclusion · blacklisting · displacement · eviction · extradition · diaspora
Authoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
sanction · moratorium · restriction · forbiddance · disallowance · barring · outlawing · suppression
Formal public accusation
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- damnationEternal punishment decree
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- reproachExpression of disappointment
reprobation · opprobrium · castigation · vituperation · stricture · execration · malediction · imprecation
Not allowed
- verbotenProhibited by authority
- interdictedProhibited by decree
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- bannedOfficially disallowed
illicit · impermissible · unsanctioned · off-limits · unmentionable · sacrosanct · inviolable · untouchable
edict
Authoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- attainderLegal status extinction
- outlawryStatus of declared criminal
banishment · confiscation · exile · death sentence · forfeiture · Roman · triumvirate · enemies list · civil death
banishment
Forced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expatriationLeaving one's native country
outlawry · excommunication · ostracism · exclusion · blacklisting · displacement · eviction · extradition · diaspora · relegation
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- banOfficial restriction on something
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
embargo · sanction · moratorium · restriction · forbiddance · disallowance · barring · outlawing · suppression · restraint
denunciation
Formal public accusation
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- damnationEternal punishment decree
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
reproach · reprobation · opprobrium · castigation · vituperation · stricture · execration · malediction · imprecation · fulmination
forbidden
Not allowed
- verbotenProhibited by authority
- interdictedProhibited by decree
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
banned · illicit · impermissible · unsanctioned · off-limits · unmentionable · sacrosanct · inviolable · untouchable
- prohibitionsban, forbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- Interdictban, veto, embargo, injunction, moratorium
- Roman governmentconsul, consuls, senate, tribune, senators
- Roman Republicconsul, Roman Republic, veto power, senator, sacrosanctity
- forbidden actsblasphemy, idolatry, sacrilege, adultery, incest
proscriptionpermission
Granted right to act
authorization · sanction · allowance · licence · license
proscriptionendorsement
Formal expression of support
approval · blessing · indorsement · sanction · commendation
proscriptionadmission
Entry or confession
acceptance · inclusion · welcoming · embrace · incorporation