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Definition of Prohibiting

Prohibiting
Prohibit Pro*hib"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prohibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Prohibiting.] [L. prohibitus, p. p. of prohibere to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See Habit.] 1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing. Note: Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with the verbal noun in -ing. 2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude. Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. --Milton. Syn: To forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder. Usage: Prohibit, Forbid. To forbid is Anglo-Saxon, and is more familiar; to prohibit is Latin, and is more formal or official. A parent forbids his child to be out late at night; he prohibits his intercourse with the profane and vicious.

Meaning of Prohibiting from wikipedia

- A prohibited airspace is an area (volume) of airspace within which flight of aircraft is not allowed, usually due to security concerns. It is one of many...
- 1995 prohibiting the circulation, distribution and sale of a work". "Order of May 9, 1995 withdrawing the order of April 24, 1995 prohibiting the circulation...
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- A Prohibited Steps Order is a court order in the United Kingdom common in divorce and separation cases. An example of where a Prohibited Steps Order might...
- The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is a law p****ed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War forbidding all officers or persons...
- "An Act prohibiting the proclaiming any person to be King of England or Ireland, or the Dominions thereof" purported to be an Act of the Parliament of...
- the activities are considered to be prohibited by biblical law (the 39 Melachot), while others became prohibited later on, due to rabbinic decrees. These...
- The Order of Prohibited Legitimacy (Italian: Ordine di Vietata Legittimità/Spanish: Orden de la Legitimidad Proscrita) is a Parmese dynastic order of knighthood...
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