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The correct answer is condemn.

Proscribe

A. condemn
B. collect one's thoughts
C. put into written form
D. dictate to a secretary

The correct answer is (A) To condemn; to denounce as harmful. To put (someone) outside the protection of the law; to outlaw (a person); to banish or exile; to reject.

Proscribe comes from Latin proscribere (to announce a punishment publicly).

Examples of use:

  • Dumping toxic waste is proscribed in most jurisdictions.
  • Such practices are proscribed in the central core of the city.


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