proscribe
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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
Speaking to BBC News ahead of the hearing, Cooper said the decision to proscribe the group was not aimed at restricting free speech.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the Home Secretary may proscribe an organisation if they believe it is concerned in terrorism.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023
The government said an order will be introduced in Parliament to proscribe the group under the Terrorism Act.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023
King and Parliament might question their rights, block up their port, ruin their trade, proscribe their leaders, and they could bear all without offering open resistance.
From The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn by Johnston, Henry P.
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