as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing
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Recent Examples of proscribe
States have never consistently complied with the rule, enshrined in the UN Charter in response to Nazi Germany’s swallowing other countries whole during World War II, that proscribed the forcible seizure of another state’s territory.
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Disparate-impact liability imperils the effectiveness of civil rights laws by mandating, rather than proscribing, discrimination.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The result was the Espionage Act of 1917—a law that, with a few revisions, still forms the main legal basis for proscribing the unauthorized disclosure of national security information in the United States.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2021
While the order proscribes new drilling along most of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the order does not affect active drilling permits and carves out the most important areas of offshore production such as the western Gulf of Mexico near Texas and Louisiana.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Disparate-impact liability imperils the effectiveness of civil rights laws by mandating, rather than proscribing, discrimination.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The result was the Espionage Act of 1917—a law that, with a few revisions, still forms the main legal basis for proscribing the unauthorized disclosure of national security information in the United States.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2021
While the order proscribes new drilling along most of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the order does not affect active drilling permits and carves out the most important areas of offshore production such as the western Gulf of Mexico near Texas and Louisiana.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscribe
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Both bills prohibit yield-bearing consumer stablecoins — but differ on agency regulatory oversight.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Talia Kaplan,Jordan Smith,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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The law prohibits predatory financial activities and requires lenders to obtain a license.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2025
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New York State law prohibits fully autonomous operation without a human driver in the car, thus forbidding the kind of driverless service Waymo provides in San Francisco and elsewhere.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Illinois has long been a leader in privacy legislation, and its Biometric Information Privacy Act forbids the sale or exploitation of biometric data.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Trump has taken action against the LGBTQ+ community in many ways, like signing an executive order stating that the U.S. only recognizes two genders, a transgender servicemember military ban, and banning transgender athletes from collegiate sports.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The cladding material used in Grenfell Tower had already been banned in countries like the United States due to its flammability.—
Time,
Time,
20 June 2025
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In theory, this outlawed the Communist Party of the United States and banned communists from serving in certain roles.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Texas' new law bans people from purchasing tickets on behalf of another person or selling tickets to another person, effectively outlawing couriers.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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“Proscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribe. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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