proscription
noun/prəˈskrɪpʃn/
/prəʊˈskrɪpʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- proscription (against/on something) the act of saying officially that something is banned; the state of being banned
- A proscription on British exports ended in 1842.
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