Prorogation, n. Adjournment, postponement, continuance.
Prorogue, v.a. Adjourn (as Parliament).
Prosaic, Prosaical, a.
- 1. Prosy, unpoetical.
- 2. Dull, flat, stupid, uninteresting, unentertaining, tiresome, tedious, prolix, prosing, vapid, tame, humdrum,
matter-of-fact, commonplace.
Proscribe, v.a.
- 1. Banish, exile, ostracize, expel, doom, outlaw.
- 2. Exclude, interdict, prohibit, forbid.
- 3. Denounce, censure, condemn, reject utterly.
Proscription, n.
- 1. Banishment, exile, outlawry, ostracism, expulsion.
- 2. Exclusion, interdiction, prohibition, outlawry.
- 3. Denunciation, censure, condemnation.
Prose, a. Plain, dull, unromantic, prosaic.
Prosecute, v.a.
- 1. Pursue, continue, follow out, carry out, carry on, persevere in, conduct.
- 2. Arraign, take the law of, bring before a count, sue.
- 3. Sue, seek to obtain by legal process.
Prosecution, n.
- 1. Pursuit, undertaking.
- 2. Arraignment, bringing to trial.