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proscription vs interdict

interdict vs proscription

proscription and interdict both are nouns.

proscription is not a verb while interdict is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proscription Yes No No No
interdict Yes No Yes No
As nouns, interdict is a hyponym of proscription; that is, interdict is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proscription:
  • proscription: a decree that prohibits something
  • interdict: a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
Other hyponyms of proscription include banning-order, cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction, interdiction.
proscription (noun) interdict (noun)
rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
a decree that prohibits something a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
proscription (verb) interdict (verb)
command against
destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
Difference between proscription and interdict

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