capitulary

noun

Definition of capitularynext
as in prohibition

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  1. prohibition
  2. canon
  3. restriction
  4. proscription
  5. legislation
  6. amendment
  7. common law
  8. encyclical
Noun
  • Congress must preserve research funding and extend that prohibition.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Protesters in France are continuing to demonstrate in Paris and across the nation despite police prohibitions on gatherings in the capital.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Noun
  • Devoid of ties to the larger canon and set away from the Imperial era, Galactic Racer makes the post-war period richer by going smaller.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Nintendo's new remake, out Thursday on the Switch 2, enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come.
    — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of canon
Noun
  • Elsewhere on the ballot, Miami-Dade voters rejected a referendum loosening restrictions on advertising in county parks.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Transgender restrictions are proposed in several states Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington are considering measures restricting transgender athletes or medical procedures.
    — David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of restriction
Noun
  • The government has not lifted the ban on Palestine Action, however, and the group continues to challenge its proscription in court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • More than 3,000 people ​have since been arrested for holding signs in support of Palestine Action and its proscription has ​been criticized by civil liberties groups.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of proscription
Noun
  • And if Democrats take the Senate as well on Tuesday, party-line legislation to circumvent the filibuster should be on the table, Casar said.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But since daylight saving time has ended, enacting the law now would mean an immediate one-hour time jump forward across the country, barring changes to the legislation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of legislation
Noun
  • The amendment proposes allowing Agency Chief Contracting Officers the authority to approve such contracts.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Shortly after the indictment, at a riverside restaurant near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, both Republicans and Democrats sided with Comey and the first amendment.
    — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of amendment
Noun
  • Watson has been charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony common law robbery, police said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Immigration violations are civil infractions, not crimes, and both common law and state statutes bar such arrests at courthouses.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of common law
Noun
  • Rather than have a handful of prelates talk about the encyclical at a Vatican press conference, Leo himself presided over the presentation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Though Rome was not convinced (Columbus had not, to anyone’s knowledge, performed any miracles), in 1892, Pope Leo XIII did issue a special encyclical calling on all clergy in the Americas and in Europe to hold a special Mass each Columbus Day.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of encyclical
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