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Adjective: proscribed  prow'skrIbd [N. Amer], pru'skrIbd [Brit]
  1. Excluded from use or mention
    - forbidden, out, prohibited, taboo, tabu, verboten
Verb: proscribe  prow'skrIb [N. Amer], pru'skrIb [Brit]
  1. Command against
    "I proscribe you to call me late at night";
    - forbid, prohibit, interdict, veto, disallow, nix [N. Amer, informal]

See also: impermissible

Type of: command, require

Encyclopedia: Proscribed

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