proscription

proscription is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
2. noun. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
3. noun. rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

   Synonyms: banishment

4. noun. a decree that prohibits something

   Synonyms: ban, prohibition

Synonyms

banishment, ban, prohibition

Common word forms

proscriptions, proscriptional

Words from these letters

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