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prohibit::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, proscribe, veto |
| Type of | command, require |
| Has types | criminalise, criminalize, debar, ban, exclude, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, enjoin, bar |
| Derivation | prohibition |
Examples of prohibit
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These rules exist in order to prohibit real and perceived conflicts of interest.
From the timesunion.com
Essentially that bill would prohibit abortions after the 18th week of pregnancy.
From the desmoinesregister.com
It would also prohibit them from disclosing such information to other investors.
From the post-gazette.com
Them living thousands of miles away shouldn't prohibit them from having contact.
From the ocregister.com
U.S. laws, he was surprised to find, prohibit use of the flag for ornamentation.
From the time.com
The bill would require animals to be kept in a coop and would prohibit roosters.
From the tennessean.com
Both the House and Senate plans call for regulations and rules to prohibit this.
From the time.com
The military can prohibit photographs it deems detrimental to national security.
From the news.enquirer.com
It would prohibit some farmers from collecting payments for multiple businesses.
From the denverpost.com
- Forbid: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
- (prohibited) forbidden: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
- (prohibition) a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
- (prohibition) a decree that prohibits something
- (prohibition) refusal to approve or assent to
- Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is a sumptuary law which restricts or prohibits the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. ...
- (Prohibition (drugs)) The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent drug use. Prohibition of drugs has existed at various levels of government or other authority from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Arabic text u00B7 English translation
- (Prohibition (writ)) A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something that they may not do, according to law, but are doing. ...
