proscription
3 synonyms for proscription, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An official ban on something.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
The word comes down from Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, in turn from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), formed from prō- and scrībō ("write").
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