| Pronunciation: | | fur'bidns
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- [n] the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
- [n] an official prohibition or edict against something
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| | Synonyms: | | ban, banning, forbidding, inhibition, prohibition |
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| | See Also: | | action, prohibition, test ban |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \For*bid"dance\, n.
The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against
a thing. [Obs.]
ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict
forbiddance. --Milton.
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