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Proscription vs Banishment - What's the difference?

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Proscription is a related term of banishment.


As nouns the difference between proscription and banishment

is that proscription is a prohibition while banishment is the act of banishing.

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

    banishment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of banishing.
    • The judge pronounced banishment upon the war criminal.
  • The state of being banished, exile.
    • He has been in banishment from his home country for well over four years.

    Synonyms

    * exile