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Proscriptive — Pro*scrip tive, a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke. {Pro*scrip tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proscriptive — index prohibitive (restrictive), restrictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
proscriptive — proscribe ► VERB 1) forbid, especially by law. 2) denounce or condemn. 3) historical outlaw (someone). DERIVATIVES proscription noun proscriptive adjective. USAGE The words proscribe and … English terms dictionary
proscriptive — adjective see proscription … New Collegiate Dictionary
proscriptive — See proscription. * * * … Universalium
proscriptive — adjective proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard Ant: prescriptive See Also: proscribe … Wiktionary
proscriptive — pro·scrip·tive … English syllables
proscriptive — … Useful english dictionary
Proscriptively — Proscriptive Pro*scrip tive, a. Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing. Burke. {Pro*scrip tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proscription — proscriptive /proh skrip tiv/, adj. proscriptively, adv. /proh skrip sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of proscribing. 2. the state of being proscribed. 3. outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition. [1350 1400; ME proscripcioun < L proscription (s. of… … Universalium
