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What does proscription mean?

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Noun
  1. A prohibition.
  2. (historical) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
  3. The act of proscribing, or its result.
  4. A decree or law that prohibits.
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The proscription against physicians talking about themselves with patients comes from several different traditions.
There are no provisions for banned passengers to see the accusatory information or contest their proscription.
Whether done by the Attorney General or a judge proscription should not be allowed.
And even if the courts were to countermand a proscription order, the damage done to the organisation during the period of proscription could be critical.
Because of Calvinist proscription of the use of images in worship, patronage for altarpieces and private devotional objects virtually dried up.
The offences under sections 11 to 13 are all direct consequences of proscription.

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