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Proscription vs Denunciation - What's the difference?

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Proscription is a related term of denunciation.


As nouns the difference between proscription and denunciation

is that proscription is a prohibition while denunciation is proclamation; announcement; a publishing.

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

    denunciation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.
  • The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
  • That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.