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Ousting vs Proscription - What's the difference?

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Ousting is a related term of proscription.


As nouns the difference between ousting and proscription

is that ousting is the act by which somebody is ousted while proscription is a prohibition.

As a verb ousting

is .

ousting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is ousted.

    • Anagrams

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    proscription

    English

    (wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * proscribe * proscriptive * proscriptively