The committee voted to prohibit people from leaving before the meeting was over.
•They prohibit anyone from being seated after the first act has started.
2. to keep someone out of some place. •Our policy is to prohibit people from the beach area after dark.
•State law prohibits children from this dangerous area while the machines are running.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
prohibit */ — UK [prəʊˈhɪbɪt] / US [proʊˈhɪbɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms prohibit : present tense I/you/we/they prohibit he/she/it prohibits present participle prohibiting past tense prohibited past participle prohibited 1) to officially stop something… … English dictionary
prohibit — pro|hib|it [ prou hıbıt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to officially stop something from being done, especially by making it illegal: Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the building. The sale of alcohol to young people is prohibited by law.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prohibit — pro‧hib‧it [prəˈhɪbt ǁ proʊ ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially stop someone doing something by making it illegal or against the rules: • The firm s own internal rules now prohibit that type of loan. prohibit somebody from doing something •… … Financial and business terms
prohibit — [[t]prəhɪ̱bɪt, AM proʊ [/t]] prohibits, prohibiting, prohibited VERB If a law or someone in authority prohibits something, they forbid it or make it illegal. [FORMAL] [V n] ...a law that prohibits tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines … English dictionary
enjoin — verb instruct or urge to do something. ↘(enjoin someone from) Law prohibit someone from performing (an action) by issuing an injunction. Derivatives enjoinment noun Origin ME: from OFr. enjoindre, from L. injungere join, attach, impose … English new terms dictionary
prohibition — prohibit pro‧hib‧it [prəˈhɪbt ǁ proʊ ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially stop someone doing something by making it illegal or against the rules: • The firm s own internal rules now prohibit that type of loan. prohibit somebody from doing… … Financial and business terms
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Kant’s moral and political philosophy — Don Becker Practical philosophy, for Kant, is concerned with how one ought to act. His first important work in practical philosophy, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, provides Kant’s argument for the fundamental principle of how one ought … History of philosophy
suppress — sup·press /sə pres/ vt 1: to put down by authority or force 2 a: to keep secret b: to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of 3 a: to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial suppress narcotics found in violation of the… … Law dictionary
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