PROSCRIP'TION, n. [L.proscriptio.] The act of proscribing or dooming to death; among the Romans,the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy. Such were the proscriptions of Sylla and Marius. Under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
1. A putting out of the protection of law; condemning to exile.
2. Censure and condemnation; utter rejection.
