proscription

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His written submissions to the court added: "The suffragettes would have been liable to proscription if the Terrorism Act 2000 regime had been in force at the turn of the 20th century."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Opening the trial on Tuesday, Mr Justice Johnson told jurors that the allegations they would consider predate Palestine Action's proscription under terrorism laws this June.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

In a major decision, the High Court ruled that the proscription of the group, that has carried out break-ins at defence firms linked to Israel as part of direct action protests, should be reviewed.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley said he was "shocked and frustrated" about the protest, but said it could not be stopped unless proscription came into force.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Upon the Restoration followed a Royalist proscription, more cruel, and certainly more lawless, than that of the Puritans had been.

From Oxford and Her Colleges by Smith, Goldwin