prohibitory

[proh-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. prohibitive.

Other Word Forms

• prohibitorily adverb
• nonprohibitorily adverb
• nonprohibitory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prohibitory¹

First recorded in 1585–95, prohibitory is from the Latin word prohibitōrius “restraining”; prohibit, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

In the following years, Cherian was arrested several times for violating prohibitory orders and participating in protests.

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“From this alone, it would seem to follow that Texas’s laws fall on the regulatory rather than prohibitory side of the line — and thus may not be applied on tribal lands,” he added.

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A prohibitory sign "Attention! State border of Ukraine. Pass prohibited" is on display at the Senkivka checkpoint near the border with Belarus and Russia in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine February 16, 2022.

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“The provision is written in a strict prohibitory language,” Mr. Pildes said.

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TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a complaint in a Washington federal court challenging the recent prohibitory moves by the Trump administration.

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