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prohibited

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pro·hib·it  (pr-hbt)
tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its
1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid.
2. To prevent; preclude: Modesty prohibits me from saying what happened.
[Middle English prohibiten, from Latin prohibre, prohibit- : pro-, in front; see pro-1 + habre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Adj.1.prohibited - excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
forbidden, proscribed, taboo, verboten, tabu, out
impermissible - not permitted; "impermissible behavior"
2.prohibited - forbidden by law
banned
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
prohibited
adjective forbidden, barred, banned, illegal, not allowed, vetoed, taboo, off limits, proscribed, verboten (German)


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The 'one subject' prohibited to Mercy as sternly as ever is still the subject of the personation of Grace Roseberry
The New Magdalen by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The Bill Of Rights by History Documents View in context
Hence, after fruitless attempts to suppress such investigations indirectly by making them liable to a heavy tax, the Legislature, in comparatively recent times, absolutely prohibited them.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
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