proscribe
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A final deal should proscribe all tolls, mines and forced routes, restoring unrestricted free passage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
The judge said the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action “certainly does not proscribe any particular classroom speech, or relate at all to curricular choices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called the incident "disgraceful" when announcing her decision to proscribe the group.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
The expected move to proscribe the group has drawn criticism from a number of human rights groups and activists.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Just before the edict was issued, Galerius had repaired to Nicomedia to induce Diocletian to proscribe the Christians.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
“The FTC Act proscribes — and the 1st Amendment does not protect — deceptive and misleading advertisements,” U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2015
Because the treaty proscribes testing ground launched cruise missiles of medium-range, the Kremlin cannot undo the violation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
The law proscribes “any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money ... for the purpose of influencing any election for federal office.”
From Slate ● May 14, 2012
“The Constitution proscribes government discrimination on the basis of race, and state-provided education is no exception.”
From Washington Post
The last feature of the new Bill on which I will remark, is that which proscribes from the Schools all books containing "controverted theological dogmas or doctrines."
From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)
Most "arrests have been for expressing support for a proscribed organisation", the police said in a post on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In July 2025 it was proscribed as a terrorist group.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja has been arrested on suspicion of showing support for the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Police said the five men and two women had been arrested "on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation".
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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But stewarding that authority demands humility and faith in the university’s distinct role in cultivating debate—neither proscribing questions nor prescribing answers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In another post, he retweeted a link to an article on Bari Weiss’ conservative news site, The Free Press, proscribing a “fix” for children using their phones.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
In a statement Monday, Hayat Tahrir al Sham announced “a general amnesty for all military personnel conscripted under compulsory service,” adding that “their lives are safe” and proscribing any revenge assaults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
Yes, according to the UK government, which is why they are proscribing it.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
Soon he was proscribing parts of salutations and signatures and leaving the text untouched.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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