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proscription

pro.scrip.tion \pro--'skrip-sh*n\ \-'skrip-tiv\ n [ME proscripcion, fr. L 
   proscription-, proscriptio, fr. pr]oscriptus, pp. of proscribere 1: the act 
   of proscribing : the state of being proscribed  2: an imposed restraint or 
   restriction : PROHIBITION  - pro.scrip.tive aj