Vocabulary
Proscription
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the action of forbidding something; banning.
Urdu meaning
ممنوع، حرام، ممنوعہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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When banned groups or their suspected fronts are allowed to collect funds anonymously, proscription becomes a mere formality rather than meaningful action.
Dawn Editorials —
Anonymous collections
— 2026-03-01
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When banned outfits are seen holding public gatherings, collecting funds or resurfacing under fresh banners, it sends the damaging signal that proscription is symbolic rather than substantive.
Dawn Editorials —
Paper proscriptions
— 2026-02-22
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This would be the second time the religiously inspired party has been banned.The last proscription in 2021 lasted only a few months, but this time the state appears intent on sustaining the ban.
Dawn Editorials —
TLP ban
— 2025-10-25
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These acts may be enough to justify proscription, but instead, the TLP has contested elections, and struck deep roots.
Dawn Editorials —
Another rampage
— 2025-10-12
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Following the forcible eviction of the PTI`s latest protest from the federal capital, some entities have once again taken to describing the party as a `terrorist outfit` and are seeking its proscription.
Dawn Editorials —
The ban question
— 2024-12-02
Synonyms
prohibition, prohibiting, forbidding, banning, ban, barring, bar, disallowing, ruling out
Curator example
“the proscription of the party after the 1715 Rebellion”
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