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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

proscribed

/pɹoʊˈskɹaɪbd/

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What does proscribed mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of proscribe

adjective

  1. Forbidden or prohibited.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹoʊˈskɹaɪbd/

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Syndicalism represents rather a return to certain forms of collective organisation similar to the guilds or corporations proscribed by the Revolution.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
Lycurgus proscribed property among the citizens, and founded the means of subsistence on the worst form of property,--on property obtained by force.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
More book examples (3)
It was not the first time that France had proscribed Paoli.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
Publius Silicius was seen to burst out into tears, which was the cause that not long after he was put down in the list of those that were proscribed.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
It is enough that one of the first and most obvious measures by which to keep their promise to the king, was to dispossess the proscribed subjects of their worldly goods and chattels.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843