different between proscription vs interdiction

English

Etymology

From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin pr?scr?pti?, from pr?scr?b? (originally "publish in writing"), from pr?- and scr?b? (“write”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???sk??p.??n/, /p?o??sk??p.??n/
• Rhymes: -?p??n
• Hyphenation: pro?scrip?tion

Noun

proscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)

1. A prohibition.
2. (historical) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity.
   • 1837, Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, Tacitus' Annals, book 1

     He was wholly unopposed, for the boldest spirits had fallen in battle, or in the proscription [...]

3. The act of proscribing, or its result.
4. A decree or law that prohibits.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with prescription

Related terms

• proscribe
• proscriptive
• proscriptively

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin pr?scr?pti?, from pr?scr?bere (originally "publish in writing"), from pr?- and scr?bere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??s.k?ip.sj??/

Noun

proscription f (plural proscriptions)

1. (historical) Condemnation made against political opponents, especially the Roman antiquity and during the French Revolution.
2. Banishment of a person or group.
3. Proscription (2)

Related terms

• proscrire
• proscripteur

Further reading

• “proscription” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdicti?.

Noun

interdiction (countable and uncountable, plural interdictions)

1. the act of interdicting or something interdicted
2. the destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interdicti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

interdiction f (plural interdictions)

1. ban, interdiction

Related terms

• interdire
• interdit

Further reading

• “interdiction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).