prohibit
prohibit
/prəˈhɪbɪt/
(formal)
1 often passive to stop something from being done or used especially by law prohibit something a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol
prohibit somebody from doing something Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad.
prohibit (somebody) doing something The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds.
The import of these products is prohibited by law.
The regulations effectively prohibit the entry of seeds into the country.
The convention strictly prohibits the dumping of waste at sea.
The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes.
The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office.
TOPICS Permission and obligationB2, Law and justiceB2
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2 prohibit something/somebody from doing something to make something impossible to do
The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.
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