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Debarment vs Proscription - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between debarment and proscription

is that debarment is the act, an instance of debarring while proscription is a prohibition.

debarment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act, an instance of debarring.
  • (US, legal) In the United States , a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application.
  • proscription

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prohibition.
  • (history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
  • * 1837 , Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb,
  • He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription [...]
  • The act of proscribing, or its result.
  • A decree or law that prohibits.
  • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with prescription