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noun

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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proscribing

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verb

present participle of proscribe

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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Noun

Currently, federal prohibition forces many state-legal cannabis operators to deal in cash, posing public safety and illicit finance risks.

— A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The House under Perez advanced its own version of the legislation that omitted the short-term rental prohibition.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of prohibition

Verb

The proposal would prevent the state from prohibiting or interfering with reproductive healthcare, including contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage management and childbirth care.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
But elite club soccer and the Major League Soccer academies have conspired to kill it by prohibiting their players from participating in high school or middle school programs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of prohibiting

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The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior.

— SPIN Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026
The reforms led to the creation of the forward pass and the banning of dangerous formations.

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of banning

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The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Anyone attempting to think seriously about Elon Musk is confronted with a forbidding cognitive dissonance.

— Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of forbidding

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In a brief order, the high court agreed to take up a pair of cases challenging local and state laws outlawing AR-15s and similar semi-automatic rifles.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Players will still be able to cover their mouths when conversing normally, but outlawing the act during disagreements is designed to remove plausible deniability for any player accused of making discriminatory remarks while their mouth is obscured.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2026

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