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01. Our city council has enacted a new bylaw which [prohibits] smoking in all public buildings.
02. Many gangsters became rich in North America by selling alcohol during [prohibition].
03. Beach fires are [prohibited] during the summer months due to the fire hazard.
04. Driving at night is [prohibited] for people with certain vision problems.
05. The cost of houses in this city has become [prohibitive] in the last few years.
06. Students at the Christian college are [prohibited] from smoking, drinking, and pre-marital sex.
07. There is a [prohibition] against feeding birds at airports, due to the danger birds pose to planes.
08. Claude Helvetius once said that to limit the press is to insult a nation, and to [prohibit] reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.
09. The cost of hockey gear is quite [prohibitive], so many parents can't afford to let their kids play the sport.
10. Believe it or not, there is an old Ohio state law which [prohibits] getting a fish drunk.
11. Oxford University has regulations which [prohibit] readers bringing sheep into the library.
12. Slave trading in the United States was [prohibited] in 1808, and by 1820 it became a crime punishable by death.
13. Barbie dolls are considered anti-Islamic, and importing them to Iran is [prohibited].
14. You could be fined, and [prohibited] from driving if you drive unsafely.
15. At one time in Afghanistan, girls were [prohibited] from attending public school.
16. John Calvin and other Protestant leaders of his time were distrustful of art in worship and [prohibited] the singing of all but biblical texts in church.

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  • Prohibit — Pro*hib it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prohibited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prohibiting}.] [L. prohibitus, p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See {Habit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prohibit — pro‧hib‧it [prəˈhɪbt ǁ proʊ ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially stop someone doing something by making it illegal or against the rules: • The firm s own internal rules now prohibit that type of loan. prohibit somebody from doing something •… …   Financial and business terms

  • prohibit — I verb ban, banish, bar, block, check, circumscribe, control, counteract, curb, debar, deny, disallow, disqualify, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forbid, foreclose, forfend, gainsay, halt, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, interdict, interfere, limit,… …   Law dictionary

  • prohibit — PROHIBÍT, Ă, prohibiţi, te, adj. (Despre mărfuri) A căror producere, vânzare, export sau import sunt interzise. – v. prohibi. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  PROHIBÍT adj. interzis, oprit. (Băuturi prohibit.) Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • prohibit — In current usage, prohibit can be followed either by a noun or pronoun denoting the thing prohibited (The UN Declaration calls on all countries to prohibit all forms of human cloning) or by a noun or pronoun denoting the person prohibited, (or… …   Modern English usage

  • prohibit — [prō hib′it, prəhib′it] vt. [ME prohibeten < L prohibitus, pp. of prohibere, to prohibit < pro , before (see PRO 2) + habere, to have (see HABIT)] 1. to refuse to permit; forbid by law or by an order 2. to prevent; hinder SYN. FORBID… …   English World dictionary

  • prohibit — early 15c., from L. prohibitus, pp. of prohibere (see PROHIBITION (Cf. prohibition)). Related: Prohibited; prohibiting …   Etymology dictionary

  • prohibit — *forbid, inhibit, enjoin, interdict, ban Analogous words: *prevent, preclude, obviate: debar, shut out, *exclude: *hinder, impede, obstruct: *restrain, curb, check Antonyms: permit Contrasted words: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prohibit — [v] make impossible; stop ban, block, bottle up*, box in*, bring to screeching halt*, constrain, cool*, cork*, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, forfend, freeze*, gridlock, halt, hamper, hang up*, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, jam… …   New thesaurus

  • prohibit — ► VERB (prohibited, prohibiting) 1) formally forbid by law, rule, etc. 2) make impossible; prevent. DERIVATIVES prohibitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin prohibere keep in check …   English terms dictionary

  • prohibit — verb 1) state law prohibits gambling Syn: forbid, ban, bar, interdict, proscribe, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto; Law enjoin Ant: permit, authorize 2) a ca …   Thesaurus of popular words

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