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The California law also proscribes quotas that interfere with employees’ ability to take state-mandated breaks or use the bathroom, or that prevent employers from following state health and safety laws.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

The Eighth Amendment proscribes “cruel and unusual punishments.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2018

The Fifth Amendment proscribes the government from depriving any person “of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2017

“The FTC Act proscribes — and the 1st Amendment does not protect — deceptive and misleading advertisements,” U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2015

The king proscribes me, and brands me as a traitor and deserter.

From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.