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
Libraries are getting rid of Russian books; books printed in Russia have been proscribed (as a bookstore manager in downtown Odesa explained to me in the fall of 2019, more than two years before the Russian invasion); Gogol is taught in Ukrainian translation.
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John Connelly,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
Turkey’s government has vocally supported Hamas, but in Egypt, the group is strictly proscribed.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
The group, which aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government, was proscribed after two of its activists broke into Britain’s largest air base and damaged two military aircraft.
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Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
In the United Kingdom, the activist group Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organization due to a handful of members’ actions, and hundreds of peaceful protesters have since been arrested for showing their support of the group.
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Shaad D’souza,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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John Connelly,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
Turkey’s government has vocally supported Hamas, but in Egypt, the group is strictly proscribed.
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Nbc News,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
The group, which aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government, was proscribed after two of its activists broke into Britain’s largest air base and damaged two military aircraft.
—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
In the United Kingdom, the activist group Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organization due to a handful of members’ actions, and hundreds of peaceful protesters have since been arrested for showing their support of the group.
—
Shaad D’souza,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscribe
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One example would be laws prohibiting humans from mistreating AIs psychologically or physically.
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Westbound traffic is prohibited at Hicks Ave.
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King had been allowed to return to work on the condition that he was forbidden to contact any employees who are witnesses in the criminal case, according to the court’s order.
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Commodities law, which covers prediction markets, also forbids deceptive and misleading practices.
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Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
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In April, the UK’s home office banned the rapper from entering the country.
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There’s currently no federal law prohibiting speculative ticketing, though some states such as Maryland and Oregon have outlawed the practice.
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The government outlawed the group after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June 2025 to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
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“Proscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribe. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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