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What does proscriptive mean?

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Adjective
  1. proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
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Any regulation, whether prescriptive or proscriptive, must pursue a legitimate aim and be proportionate to that aim.
Some people may think that the rapporteur has not gone far enough in challenging the scope of the directive and there are others, mainly from industry, who think the directive too proscriptive and that it goes too far.
These rules can be termed proscriptive and jural, because they exclude people rather than include them and are open for negotiation.
This new framework aims to be flexible and not proscriptive, but promotes comparability.
Also the proscriptive approach, allows counsellors to focus on employment counselling rather than financial assessment.
The guidelines are very proscriptive, particularly in relation to eligibility requirements and financial support.

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