proscriptions

plural of proscription

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Recent Examples of proscriptions There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical. JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • These prohibitions on gene editing and transfer reduce the land area where trees created with transformation approaches could be grown, and dampen interest in associated research.
    Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • The means for doing so include increasing the property assessment threshold for existing tax exemptions, creating new exemptions for senior citizens, and, in the case of Tennessee, instilling outright prohibitions on state property taxes.
    Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • More than 300 local bans and moratoriums have now been enacted nationwide.
    John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Still, many bans remain in place — tobacco production, long a staple of the Caribbean island, would remain in state hands.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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“Proscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscriptions. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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