proscribe
pronunciation
How to pronounce proscribe in British English:
UK [prəˈskraɪb]
How to pronounce proscribe in American English:
US [proʊˈskraɪb]
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- Verb:
- command against
Word Origin
- proscribe (v.)
- early 15c., "write before, prefix," from Latin proscribere "publish in writing" (literally "write in front of"), including senses of "publish as having forfeited one's property, condemn, outlaw before the world," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + scribere "to write" (see script (n.)). Meaning "prohibit as wrong or dangerous" first recorded 1620s.
Example
- 1. The crux of the dispute was an initiative by a few members to proscribe any broadcasts to aliens , whether or not we receive a signal first .
- 2. For larger multinationals with global codes of conduct , the new regulations underscore the need to educate employees in mainland china about the specific provisions that proscribe sexual harassment .
- 3. " Property law " and " property management ordinance " proscribe the establishment of the owner committee , but there are still some problems such as the procedures of the committee establishment , the elements and the government function .
- 4. Accessory criminal laws that proscribe directly specific crimes and statutory sentences in non-criminal law provisions are an important way to supplement the criminal code .