Bible Dictionaries
Proscription
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Proscription'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/proscription.html. 1828.