forbiddances

noun

plural of forbiddance
as in prohibitions

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  1. prohibitions
  2. withdrawals
  3. suspensions
Noun
  • If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Immanuel Kant, who had taught and written there, remained the oracle of a previous generation, and his ideas still fertilized argument, creating an atmosphere dense with permissions and prohibitions.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • Just 4% of 401(k) plans allow the $1,000 emergency 401(k) withdrawals, according to a recent Vanguard analysis.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s treatment of alliance commitments in Europe and Asia as conditional and transactional changes their essential character even without major troop withdrawals or the use of force against allies.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawals
Noun
  • Black students were overrepresented in special education and school suspensions, while simultaneously being underrepresented in gifted programs and advanced courses.
    — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Other suspensions Pearce was one of four suspensions the NFL handed out Friday.
    — Maura Carey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspensions
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