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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

One Democratic commissioner joined with three Republicans in voting in favor of the prohibition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
The 14th Amendment’s foundational principles include birthright citizenship, due process, equal protection under the law, and the prohibition for heads of state to engage in acts of insurrection.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of prohibition

Verb

As part of the transfer, the league and the tribe signed a contract prohibiting commercial development or commercial logging on the site.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Thorough vetting, clear contractual language prohibiting offensive actions and ongoing oversight are essential safeguards against the very abuses illustrated above.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of prohibiting

Noun

Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said.

— Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
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

Definition of banning

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The castle moniker invokes brooding keeps, defensive towers and forbidding stone.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some of them led to places that were forbidding, almost aggressively inscrutable, while others were easy enough to read but left an eight-year-old feeling that some funny business was going on behind her back.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of forbidding

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North Carolina's legislature also passed a bill outlawing public camping and allowing any resident or business owner to sue the state if an encampment was not cleared within five business days.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
The legislation fails to address the property rights of the owners of about 200 horses and the 68 medallions as well as the iffy legal question of outlawing what not only has been a legal trade, but one formally licensed and sanctioned by the city.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

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