as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him
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Recent Examples of forbid
The meeting, held Tuesday, April 15, was not announced ahead of time and recording devices were forbidden.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
But unlike his previous appearances — which took place in New York State Supreme Court, where he could be photographed — Mangione will be in federal court on Friday, where photography and video footage are strictly forbidden.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This was despite a federal court order that forbids Trump’s administration from punishing the AP for refusing to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
For the moment, the state supreme court’s attempt to steal Riggs’s seat is on hold — a federal judge issued a temporary order forbidding the state from certifying the result of the election until after this case is fully litigated in federal court.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
But unlike his previous appearances — which took place in New York State Supreme Court, where he could be photographed — Mangione will be in federal court on Friday, where photography and video footage are strictly forbidden.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This was despite a federal court order that forbids Trump’s administration from punishing the AP for refusing to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
For the moment, the state supreme court’s attempt to steal Riggs’s seat is on hold — a federal judge issued a temporary order forbidding the state from certifying the result of the election until after this case is fully litigated in federal court.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Among the changes is a proposal to prohibit universities from doing polling on federal, state or local candidates.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, banned the sale of most tobacco products beginning in 2021.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Certain artificial dyes used in the U.S. are banned or subject to warning labels in other countries.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Utah recently became the first state to outlaw adding fluoride to public water, and several other states, including Florida, are considering similar action.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In the absence of federal law, several states have already taken steps to outlaw AI deepfakes, including California and Tennessee.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Forbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbid. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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