I. A written public notice of sale. an advertisement: “proscriptio bonorum,” Cic. Quint. 18, 56: “quam ad diem proscriptiones venditionesque fiant,” id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128: “bonorum,” id. Cat. 2, 10, 21: “praediorum,” id. Fl. 30, 74.—
II. Proscription, outlawry, confiscation: “proscriptionis miserrimum nomen,” Cic. Dom. 17, 43: “de capite civis et de bonis proscriptionem ferre,” id. Sest. 30, 65; id. Cat. 2, 9, 20: “capitis mei,” id. Prov. Cons. 19, 45: “proscriptione pecunias ex aerario accipere,” Suet. Caes. 11.