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Adjective: prohibited  prow'hi-bu-tid or pru'hi-bu-tid
  1. Excluded from use or mention
    "prohibited fruit";
    - forbidden, out, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten
     
  2. Forbidden by law
    "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is prohibited in some European countries";
    - banned
Verb: prohibit  prow'hi-bit or pru'hi-bit
  1. Command against
    - forbid, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix [N. Amer]

See also: illegal, impermissible

Type of: command, require

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