1. people who officially forbid or condemn something as harmful or unacceptable
Usage: formal

Examples

• The proscribers of the new policy faced strong opposition from civil rights groups.
• Religious proscribers condemned the controversial book as blasphemous.
• The committee acted as proscribers, banning several dangerous chemicals from use.
• Historical proscribers often targeted political dissidents and their writings.
• The proscribers issued a formal statement outlawing the practice.
• Academic proscribers rejected the theory as scientifically unsound.