as in prohibitions
an order that something not be done or used
a strongly worded proscription against smoking indoors
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Noun
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As a sign of the effort’s feasibility, the statement points to similar international resolutions that established red lines in other dangerous arenas, like prohibitions on biological weapons or ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025 -
State Representative Devin Carney, a Republican, led the bill's introduction, having noticed Connecticut stood apart from more than 30 states that already had similar prohibitions.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Jafar Panahi has endured censorship, bans, arrests, all kinds of persecution.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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In late September, China signed a decree enabling the country’s government to retaliate against countries that implement discriminatory bans, restrictions or other measures targeting Chinese operators, vessels or crew.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Proscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscriptions. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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