Proscribe Pro·Scribe Verb Proscribere Scribere Condemned Forfeited Noun

pro·scribe
\\prō-ˈskrīb\\ transitive verb
(pro·scribed ; pro·scrib·ing)1. to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
2. to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful :

prohibit

• pro·scrib·er noun

proscribe
  1387 (implied in proscription) "decree of condemnation, outlawry," from L. proscribere "publish in writing" (lit. "write in front of"), including senses of "publish as having forfeited one's property, condemn, outlaw before the world," from pro- "before" + scribere "to write" (see script). Meaning "prohibit as wrong or dangerous" first recorded 1622.

proscribe
pro·scribe / prE5skraib; NAmE prou5s- / verb [VN]
   (formal) to say officially that sth is banned
   宣布禁止:
   proscribed organizations
   被查禁的组织
• pro·scrip·tion / prE5skripFn; NAmE prou5s- / noun [U, C]

pro·scribe
\prōˈskrīb\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin proscribere to publish, proscribe, from pro before + scribere to write — more at ,
1.
 a. Roman & civil law : to post or publish the name of (a person) as condemned to death with his property forfeited to the state
 b. : to put outside the law :
  < lasting pacts proscribing warfare exist between many primitive societies — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
2. : to condemn or forbid as harmful :
 < any definition of security gets to be so broad as to proscribe practically any free-flowing news — J.S.Pope >

• pro·scrib·er \-bə(r)\ noun -s