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
Disparate-impact liability imperils the effectiveness of civil rights laws by mandating, rather than proscribing, discrimination.
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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
If only Wolverine could make good on his threat to deal with the offender in the manner proscribed.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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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
If only Wolverine could make good on his threat to deal with the offender in the manner proscribed.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proscribe
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The order explicitly prohibits the sale of any bitcoin from the reserve, cementing its role as a permanent sovereign asset.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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In other words, non-citizens—documented or undocumented—are prohibited from performing duties related to vote tallying or supervising recounts.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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No one wants the criminal gangs, divorce attorneys or, heaven forbid, the tax man chasing after those Dior diamonds.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The group is demanding Parks and Wildlife revoke all permits issued to Trunks and Humps, notify it that the performances are forbidden and take steps to make sure permits aren’t issued for traveling elephant acts in the future.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
22 May 2025
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The New York law bans retailers from selling or shipping toy guns of certain colors — black, dark blue, silver, or aluminum — that look like real weapons.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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Technology The Big Story What to know about the GOP push to ban state AI laws House Republicans pushed forward last week with a bid to ban state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), sparking debate among the tech community and lawmakers over its implications for the emerging tech.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
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The following year, after California briefly outlawed the death penalty, their sentences were commuted to life with the possibility of parole.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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The Israeli government declared Kach to be a terrorist organization, effectively outlawing it.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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“Proscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribe. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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