forbiddances

noun

plural of forbiddance
as in prohibitions

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  1. prohibitions
  2. withdrawals
  3. suspensions
Noun
  • These young people have defied prohibitions on protest, breached draconian security clampdowns, and endured detentions to relentlessly question the government’s authority.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In 2011, former President Barack Obama signed a law removing wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered species list, a change that removed federal prohibitions on killing or harassing them in that region.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Noun
  • Agriculture accounts for around 72% of the world’s freshwater withdrawals, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
    — Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Revolut said on its website that several of its services were partially unavailable, including card payments, topping up balances via bank cards, ATM withdrawals and currency exchange.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrawals
Noun
  • Courts would control suspensions The proposal would prevent the Commerce Department from independently shutting down a model.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The signing is regarded among the worst in franchise history, though the Braves have at least saved a sizable chunk of the cash because of his suspensions.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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