forbiddance
Act of barring
Forbiddance is the act of forbidding something or the state of being forbidden.
It functions as the noun form of forbid, though prohibition is far more common in everyday use.
Forbiddance appears mostly in formal or literary contexts: The forbiddance of alcohol failed to stop its consumption during Prohibition.
Official restriction on something
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
injunction · moratorium · criminalization · illegality · outlawing · suppression · blockade · clampdown
Intensely detested thing
- verbotenProhibited by authority
- sacrosanctRegarded as too important to alter
- unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
- stigmaMark of dishonor
profane · blasphemy · impure · untouchable · ostracism · excommunication · pariah · off-limits
Refusal to accept reality
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- refusalAct of declining
nix · revocation · nullification · annulment · abrogation · disqualification · exclusion · repudiation
Bound on extent
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- restraintControl over impulses
inhibition · confinement · boundary · barrier · cap · ceiling · containment · control
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- dictateGive orders imperiously
fiat · order · command · ruling · pronouncement · ordinance · proclamation · injunction
Prevention via threatened consequences
- preclusionAct of blocking beforehand
- forestallingPreventing by prior action
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
hindrance · impediment · interception · avoidance · prophylaxis · determent · stoppage · bar
ban
Official restriction on something
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
veto · injunction · moratorium · criminalization · illegality · outlawing · suppression · blockade · clampdown · stoppage
anathema
Intensely detested thing
- verbotenProhibited by authority
- sacrosanctRegarded as too important to alter
- unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
stigma · profane · blasphemy · impure · untouchable · ostracism · excommunication · pariah · off-limits · no-go
denial
Refusal to accept reality
refusal · nix · revocation · nullification · annulment · abrogation · disqualification · exclusion · repudiation · renunciation
limitation
Bound on extent
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
restraint · inhibition · confinement · boundary · barrier · cap · ceiling · containment · control · fetter
decree
Authoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
dictate · fiat · order · command · ruling · pronouncement · ordinance · proclamation · injunction · statute
deterrence
Prevention via threatened consequences
- preclusionAct of blocking beforehand
- forestallingPreventing by prior action
- blockageObstruction halting movement
obstruction · hindrance · impediment · interception · avoidance · prophylaxis · determent · stoppage · bar · kibosh
forbiddancepermission
Granted right to act
allowance · authorization · sanction · permit · consent
forbid, forbidden, forbidding, prohibition, unbidden, disallowance