had been prohibiting

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of prohibit.
  prohibit

  verb (used with object)

  to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.

Related Words

• ban
• block
• constrain
• enjoin
• forbid
• freeze
• halt
• hinder
• impede
• inhibit
• outlaw
• preclude
• prevent
• proscribe
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• restrict
• rule out