proscriptive
Example Sentences
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In September the Party issued a new Code of Conduct for Religious Clergy on the Internet that is highly proscriptive.
But the prohibitive costs and proscriptive laws sometimes mean there’s no choice at all.
From Slate
Viewed this way, minding our p’s and q’s is less about proscriptive notions of correctness, and more about mindfulness, self-discovery and proper conduct.
From Seattle Times
But it’s to Leaf’s credit that there’s nothing simplistic, and certainly nothing proscriptive, about how that closure takes place.
From Los Angeles Times
But the move toward zero-emission vehicles represents a significant and aggressive step toward cutting greenhouse gases in the state — a step that one Washington Republican criticized as overly proscriptive.
From Seattle Times
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