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If the law is on your side, pound the law. If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If neither the law nor the facts are on your side, pound the table.
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Legal Definitions - proscribe
A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a 'brief'.
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Definition of proscribe
Definition: To outlaw or prohibit; to forbid. In Roman and civil law, to post or publish the name of a person as condemned to death and forfeiture of property.
1. The school has proscribed the use of cellphones during class hours.
2. In ancient Rome, those who committed treason were proscribed, and their property was seized by the state.
The first example shows how the term "proscribe" is used to mean "forbid." The school has prohibited the use of cellphones during class hours. The second example illustrates the historical use of the term in Roman law, where those who were condemned for treason were publicly named and their property was taken away.
It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
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Simple Definition
Term: PROSCRIBE
Definition: When something is proscribed, it means that it is not allowed or forbidden. In ancient times, it also meant that a person's name was publicly announced as being condemned to death and losing their property.
I object!... to how much coffee I need to function during finals.
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