as in prohibits
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 forbids
Tomás forbids it, but Paja, in the style of rebellious teens and younger siblings everywhere, ignores him.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty forbids sovereign claims over extra-terrestrial territories, which makes the commercial exploitation of space a tricky business.
—Calum Chace, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Dubai is an Islamic city in which state religion forbids the consumption of alcohol, which is widely considered there to be harmful to health and well-being.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The law also forbids insurers from rejecting customers who have existing medical conditions.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
The Index forbids books considered dangerous to the faith or morals of Roman Catholics.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Among other things, Oklahoma forbids someone like Glossip from making more than one post-conviction attack on that conviction unless the issues raised in a later proceeding could not have been raised earlier.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
The six justices in the majority have violated their own oath to uphold the Constitution by giving presidents permission to do what the Constitution forbids them to do.
—Stephen Woolpert, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act specifically forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.
—R Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty forbids sovereign claims over extra-terrestrial territories, which makes the commercial exploitation of space a tricky business.
—Calum Chace, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Dubai is an Islamic city in which state religion forbids the consumption of alcohol, which is widely considered there to be harmful to health and well-being.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The law also forbids insurers from rejecting customers who have existing medical conditions.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
The Index forbids books considered dangerous to the faith or morals of Roman Catholics.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Among other things, Oklahoma forbids someone like Glossip from making more than one post-conviction attack on that conviction unless the issues raised in a later proceeding could not have been raised earlier.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
The six justices in the majority have violated their own oath to uphold the Constitution by giving presidents permission to do what the Constitution forbids them to do.
—Stephen Woolpert, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act specifically forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older.
—R Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2024
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