Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRO-SCRIP'TION, n. [L. proscriptio.]

1. The act of proscribing or dooming to death; among the Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy. Such were the proscriptions of Sylla and Marius. Under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
2. A putting out of the protection of law; condemning to exile.
3. Censure and condemnation; utter rejection.