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verb

  • To prohibit an action, substance, or entity by law or regulation.

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Cox argued there was no way to know if the infringement notices it receives are accurate or reliably identify customers who make illegal downloads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Musk said last week in response to a post about the explicit images that anyone using Grok to "make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content".

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

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  • pass a law against
  • criminalize
  • place under prohibition
  • render unlawful
  • bring under sanction

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  • remove restrictions on

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