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
He said the government would bring forward legislation "as quickly as possible" to proscribe the IRGC.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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
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
Lewis XVI. had fallen because he refused to proscribe the refractory clergy who were accused of spreading discontent.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by John Neville Figgis
The California law also proscribes quotas that interfere with employees’ ability to take state-mandated breaks or use the bathroom, or that prevent employers from following state health and safety laws.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
County’s requirements will go beyond what the state proscribes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
The Eighth Amendment proscribes “cruel and unusual punishments.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2018
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
Dort, Synod of, its convocation, 55 the holding of that assembly, 60 It proscribes the Arminians, 61.
From The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works by Jean Lévesque de Burigny
"Enquiries are ongoing to identify people seen wearing t-shirts and holding banners showing support for a proscribed organisation," Police Scotland said in a statement shared with AFP on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
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
Other groups like the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been proscribed.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Malcolm spoke like a man who was free, like a black man above the laws that proscribed our imagination.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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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
But the Home Office and the Foreign Office are said to be at odds over proscribing the IRGC.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2023
Because of constitutional constraints proscribing Japan from providing Ukraine lethal weapons, Sato said Kishida’s trip was “a minimum requirement” for the chair of the G-7.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 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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