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proscribe

[proh-skrahyb] / proʊˈskraɪb /


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Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 in July.

From BBC

The then Home Secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed the group after internal Home Office security assessments of its activity.

From BBC

A Lebanese man has gone on trial in Celle, northern Germany, accused of being a member of Hezbollah - a Shia Muslim group whose military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

From BBC

This would be proscribed by the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits federal armed forces from performing law enforcement activities.

From Salon

Ringleader Dylan Earl was recruited by the Wagner Group, a mercenary organisation that acts on behalf of the Russian state and is proscribed by the UK government as a terrorist organisation.

From BBC