American Dictionary of the English Language

PROSCRIP'TION, noun [Latin 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.