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'''Proscription''', in the ancient world, was a [[royal]] or executive writ of summary [[execution]] and [[forfeiture]], published and declared against an enemy of king or State.
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'''Proscription''', in the ancient world, was a [[royal]] or executive writ of summary [[execution]] and [[forfeiture]], published and declared against an enemy of king or State. More generally, it may refer to any executive writ of summary justice that any head-of-state may issue.
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== See also ==
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* [[Bill of Attainder]]
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