prohibited

[ proh-hib-i-tid ]

/ proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪd /

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adjective

forbidden by authority or law: A scanner should be able to detect any prohibited object that the traveler may be carrying concealed in their clothing.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of prohibit.

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Origin of prohibited

prohibit + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM prohibited

un·pro·hib·it·ed, adjective

Words nearby prohibited

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How to use prohibited in a sentence

Hospital visitors are prohibited, save for a few exceptions that include end-of-life care, parents or guardians of children undergoing treatment, caregivers for people with disabilities and obstetrics.
Maryland’s coronavirus numbers are going up. Here’s what you need to know.|Erin Cox|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Illinois rules do not ban prone restraint, but the General Assembly plans to take up legislation in January that would prohibit it.
National Ban on School Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Students Introduced in Congress|by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune|November 19, 2020|ProPublica
The Virginia Values Act prohibits specific discriminatory acts but has nothing to say about any particular message or expression.
Mark Herring defends Va. nondiscrimination law in court|Parker Purifoy|November 19, 2020|Washington Blade
Owners Jon Pannoni and George Watson closed it again in September, after they were cited for violating a mayor’s executive order prohibiting indoor service.
Workers remove contents of Baltimore’s Grand Central nightclub|Ed Gunts|November 19, 2020|Washington Blade

Federal law limits children of this age to working a maximum of three hours on school days and eight hours on Saturdays or Sundays, and it prohibits them from working overnight.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories|by Melissa Sanchez|November 19, 2020|ProPublica
Doctors are prohibited from doing what a patient needs by rigid practice guidelines.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Interestingly, if Grimm is expelled, he is not legally prohibited from running in the special election for his seat.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cervecerías Barú resolved problems with their draft system that prohibited them from selling on tap for almost seven years.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dispute was based on whether the fan was prohibited in the debate rules, which both campaigns had agreed on.
Florida Man Freaks Out Over Fan|Ben Jacobs|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last year, he booked a trip with a woman who's not his wife, which is prohibited under Orthodox law.
Accusations Pile Up on Top D.C. Rabbi Barry Freundel|Steven I. Weiss|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where except at the quay near the custom house in London.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Nine lusty-lunged adults in that one room prohibited confidential speech.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
As the business may be prohibited, a municipality or other power may regulate and control his business.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It was contrast, doubtless, that swayed Tom's judgment in the very direction he had decided was prohibited.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
A policy issued on a person beyond a specified age is prohibited by statute.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles