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proscriptive

Adjective

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Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the nature of, proscription; proscribing.

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Personally I don't like it when writers become excessively proscriptive about the way that people read their books. China Miéville

In other circumstances they delineate the parameters of acceptable belief and practice in proscriptive fashion. Source: Internet

Prescriptive and proscriptive Prescriptive norms are unwritten rules that are understood and followed by society and indicate what we should do. Source: Internet

These norms can vary between cultures; while an acceptable greeting in some European countries, kissing a stranger on the cheek constitutes a proscriptive norm in the United States. Source: Internet

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