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Grammar : Adj
Spell : proh-hib-it
Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈhɪb ɪt



Definition of prohibited

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibere "to hold back, restrain" (see prohibition). Related: Prohibited; prohibiting.
  • adj forbidden
Example sentences :
  • If criticism of this kind is prohibited the doors of the House might as well be shut.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Then we got sycee silver, which was prohibited for exportation.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Have they not prohibited our correspondence upon that very surmise?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • All women are prohibited from entering these portions of the cloisters.
  • Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
  • The use of coaches or other vehicles is prohibited, and the churches are never empty.
  • Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
  • The boundaries of the state were defined, and slavery was prohibited.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. » by Various
  • Charlemagne also made a law, that prohibited forcing any one to drink.
  • Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus
  • Women are prohibited from contracting to work more than ten hours a day.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • The remarriage of widows is prohibited, and divorce is not recognised.
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
  • So he prohibited their meetings in order to cause demonstrations and riots.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux

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