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proscribe

[proh-skrahyb] / proʊˈskraɪb /


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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

The move to proscribe the organisation came after two Voyager aircraft were sprayed with paint by activists who broke into RAF Brize Norton in June - an incident for which the group claimed responsibility.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2025

It comes as the home secretary is understood to be preparing a written statement to put before Parliament on Monday to proscribe the group, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2025

For the civil power had no right to proscribe a religion in order to save itself from the dangers of a distracted and divided population.

From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton

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 Fifth Amendment proscribes the government from depriving any person “of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

From Slate Mar. 15, 2017

The challenged provision, however, proscribes persuasion in a public place, speech that unwilling listeners can walk away from.

From Washington Post

Sometimes he seems to admit it, sometimes proscribes it as uncertain.

From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Adam Storey Farrar

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

Other groups like the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been proscribed.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

The Metropolitan Police confirmed officers had so far arrested 212 people at the demonstration – all on suspicion of showing support for a proscribed organisation.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

At 16:50 BST, the Metropolitan Police said it made 212 arrests, and these were continuing "where people are showing support for a proscribed organisation."

From BBC Apr. 11, 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

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

Yes, according to the UK government, which is why they are proscribing it.

From BBC Sep. 5, 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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