as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the proscribing of the use of alcohol was to be expected
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as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
regulations proscribe the use of electronic devices on board a plane while it is landing
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The legal case seeks a court order prohibiting Grammarly from using these people’s names and identities without consent.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The Academy has a rule prohibiting winners from selling or disposing of the statuette.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Western nations have imposed sanctions including the prohibition of arms sales.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this week, the Florida House removed a prohibition on local governments signing nondisclosure agreements with data center companies.—
Emily L. Mahoney,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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There appears to be no law expressly forbidding the use of public funds to influence voters.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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That was despite a Spanish edict forbidding Pueblo people to possess horses.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Against the backdrop of ’90s theatricality, the most meaningful gesture of the week remains the banning of phones.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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But legal protections and the banning of DDT allowed for a comeback.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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These and other developments make this a moment of reckoning for lawmakers and wildlife officials who have repeatedly resisted outlawing vehicular killing of wildlife, or who have shied away from strengthening anti-cruelty laws.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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In 1875 Congress passed a civil rights act outlawing racial discrimination, but in 1883 the US Supreme Court invalidated the law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Proscribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proscribing. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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