as in prohibitions
an order that something not be done or used
a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors
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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.
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscriptions
Noun
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Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Players can, subject to some prohibitions, gamble on sports other than the NFL.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Academic, attendance gains follow school cellphone bans New research suggests that school cellphone policies can lead to academic gains — but not necessarily right away.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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California recently joined a wave of states putting sweepstakes bans into law, and sweepstakes operators have yet to score notable courtroom victories against regulators.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Proscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscriptions. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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