Pro-scrĭp'tion, n.

n. [Lat. proscriptio, Fr. proscription, Sp. proscripcion, It. proscrizione. See supra.]

1. The act of proscribing or dooming to death, exile, or outlawry; among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
2. The state of being proscribed.