prohibit
verb (used with object)
to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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It had to play on the road for nine weeks after Santa Clara County health officials announced they were prohibiting all contact sports in late November.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2021