0 present participle of proscribe
1 (of a government or other authority) to not allow something:
It is worth arguing whether proscription is a good or bad idea, but reasons must at least be given for proscribing an organisation.
I believe strongly that the evidence for proscribing the drug is becoming overwhelming, and that the sooner that it is banned, the better.
It would be extraordinarily difficult to define the organisations involved for proscribing and even more difficult to prove membership of such an organisation.
We are dealing here with proscribing an organisation and shall deal later with exclusion orders which are related to a particular position.
We do not at the moment know whether we are proscribing the right thing.
For example, there is the question of proscribing organisations claiming responsibility for sectarian violence.
Proscribing an organisation is of very little value in itself.
When were they formed, and what is the real reason for proscribing them now?
