- proscribir
- v.1 to ban.2 to banish.3 to proscribe, to ban, to abolish, to forbid.El alcalde proscribe esa ley The mayor proscribes that law.4 to oust, to banish, to exile, to proscribe.El alcalde proscribe al político The mayor ousts the politician.5 to dismiss, to exclude, to disallow, to banish.La nueva ley proscribe esos actos The new law dismisses those acts.6 to outlaw.El pueblo proscribe al ladrón The town outlaws the thief.* * *proscribir(pp proscrito,-a)► verbo transitivo1 (prohibir) to proscribe, ban2 (exiliar) to exile* * *VT1) (=prohibir) [gen] to prohibit, ban; [+ partido] to proscribe, outlaw; [+ criminal] to outlaw; [+ asunto] to ban
proscribir un tema de su conversación — to banish a topic from one's conversation
2) (=desterrar) to banish, exile* * *verbo transitivoa) (desterrar) to exileb) <costumbre/actividad> to ban, outlaw, proscribe (frml); <libro> to ban; <partido/organización> to ban, proscribe (frml)* * *= outlaw, proscribe.Ex. The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.Ex. Under proposed legislation librarians and distributors who disseminate materials proscribed under these laws would be criminally liable.* * *verbo transitivoa) (desterrar) to exileb) <costumbre/actividad> to ban, outlaw, proscribe (frml); <libro> to ban; <partido/organización> to ban, proscribe (frml)* * *= outlaw, proscribe.Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.
Ex: Under proposed legislation librarians and distributors who disseminate materials proscribed under these laws would be criminally liable.* * *proscribir [I34 ]vt1 ‹costumbre/actividad› to ban, outlaw, proscribe (frml); ‹libro› to ban; ‹partido› to ban, proscribe (frml)2 (desterrar) to exile* * *proscribir vt1. [prohibir] to ban2. [desterrar] to banish* * *proscribir<part proscrito> v/t1 (prohibir) ban, proscribe fml2 (desterrar) banish, exile* * *proscribir {33} v1) prohibir: to prohibit, to ban, to proscribe2) desterrar: to banish, to exile
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.