prohibit
verb
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Definition of prohibit
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Synonyms & Antonyms for prohibit
Synonyms
ban, bar, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, proscribe
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Examples of prohibit in a Sentence
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The first violation was for Lombard hiring her daughter, which ethics officials said was a clear violation of statutes prohibiting state employees from using their positions to obtain financial gain for themselves, their spouse or their children. — Russell Blair, courant.com, "State employee fined for hiring daughter for temporary summer job," 9 Sep. 2019 Student workers do overtime during peak production season, even though regulations on student internships prohibit this. — Mark Gurman, Fortune, "Apple Admits Breaking Chinese Labor Laws in the World’s Largest iPhone Factory," 9 Sep. 2019 Nearly half the city is within the coastal zone, which doesn’t prohibit development closest to the water but does subject it to more scrutiny. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Land-use restrictions play into Newport Beach homeless shelter search," 8 Sep. 2019 Over the past few years, the U.K. and European Union have put in place legislation as to how hookah can be marketed – prohibiting the alluring photos of exotic fruits and dripping chocolate. — Fox News, "California lawmakers retreat on hookah ban citing 'Middle East cultural tradition'," 8 Sep. 2019 Businesses are neither required to nor prohibited from imposing surcharges on their customers, according to San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement. — Elaine Ingalls, The Mercury News, "Santa Cruz County restaurants add surcharge to bill for employee living expenses," 7 Sep. 2019 When managing individual contributors, your mistakes are costly; when managing managers, that cost is prohibiting. — Cate Huston, Quartz at Work, "Every manager needs the magic of a work BFF," 6 Sep. 2019 The lawsuit seeks monetary damages for Biryukova as well as injunctive relief prohibiting Carefree from discriminating against individuals with disabilities, the agency said. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Broomfield company refused to hire deaf candidate based on her disability, federal lawsuit alleges," 6 Sep. 2019 Editor’s note: Entry into the Sulphur Cave is prohibited and can result in death or harm to your health. — Eleanor C. Hasenbeck, The Know, "Steamboat’s toxic cave is home to weird worms, gooey bacteria and now, possibly, a National Natural Landmark," 5 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prohibit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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