Used in a Sentence

prohibits

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for prohibits.

Editorial note

Thing is, it's a protected symbol under the Geneva Conventions, and US law prohibits that use ( 18 U.

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Quick take

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Meaning at a glance

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verb

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for prohibits.

verb

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Example sentences

1

Thing is, it's a protected symbol under the Geneva Conventions, and US law prohibits that use ( 18 U.

2

But now the stupid law prohibits anyone from giving it to them because they're in Nefaristan.

3

If you're in America or Europe the cost of travel prohibits most drunk idiots getting there.

4

But volatile still allows non-atomicity and reordering so you probably want something which prohibits that too.

5

When someone ignores, prohibits or shame a field using name-calling and fallacious axioms, arguments/debates are irrelevant and you have to run.

6

The problem that Stallman faced could be solved with a law that prohibits software from being distributed in compiled form only.

7

Your employment agreement already prohibits misuse of corporate resources and criminal law prohibits theft of company property; as a general rule there's no need to have a security guard hovering over a desk.

8

Which is what the parent asked, and in fact, the clause specifically prohibits.

9

Not the same thing, but I'm always perplexed that the normally free-expression country of Germany prohibits Nazi symbols and salutes.

10

The GPL prohibits restrictions on the rights granted by the license.

11

I don't think you can legally download the video from Youtube; their TOS prohibits this.

12

It prohibits an exploit hosted on an unknown site from running.

Quote examples

1

"The GPL prohibits use on the iPhone" is not an equivalent statement to "The Apple ToS is incompatible with the GPL".

2

I work in an office complex that prohibits smoking throughout all buildings and nearby, but provides a "smoking area" outside; unfortunately that area is right next to the path between my building and the next, so the smoke and smell inundates the path.

3

They point out a bunch of things about substantive due process ( not equal protection) Then, they simply assert ">And the Equal Protection Clause, like the Due Process Clause, prohibits this unjustified infringement of the fundamental right to marry." This is not a legal argument, it's, as scalia would say, jiggery puffery.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use prohibits in a sentence?

Thing is, it's a protected symbol under the Geneva Conventions, and US law prohibits that use ( 18 U.

What does prohibits mean?

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

What part of speech is prohibits?

prohibits is commonly used as verb.