prohibiting
Making something illegal
Prohibiting is forbidding or preventing something by authority or rule.
Laws prohibiting discrimination make certain conduct illegal.
A sign prohibiting entry bars people from passing.
The lease contains a clause prohibiting pets.
The word implies formal restriction rather than mere discouragement.
Making legally forbidden
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
veto · disallowance · forbiddance · suppression · exclusion · boycott · injunction · restraint
Prohibited trade goods
- forbiddenNot allowed
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- outlawedForbidden by law
proscribed · verboten · unauthorized · black-market · bootleg · smuggled · underground · clandestine
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
mandate · decree · enforcement · sanction · penalty · compliance · prosecution · jurisdiction
Obstruction preventing passage
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
obstacle · safeguard · deterrence · discouragement · roadblock · checkpoint · guard · security
Limit on action
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- capCovering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- quotaFixed assigned amount
curtailment · limitation · control · curb · check · threshold · boundary · maximum
outlawing
Making legally forbidden
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
moratorium · veto · disallowance · forbiddance · suppression · exclusion · boycott · injunction · restraint · taboo
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
outlawed · proscribed · verboten · unauthorized · black-market · bootleg · smuggled · underground · clandestine · illegal
injunction
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
ordinance · mandate · decree · enforcement · sanction · penalty · compliance · prosecution · jurisdiction · court order
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- hindranceBarrier to progress
impediment · obstacle · safeguard · deterrence · discouragement · roadblock · checkpoint · guard · security · warning
restriction
Limit on action
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- capCovering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
quota · curtailment · limitation · control · curb · check · threshold · boundary · maximum · brake
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
prohibitingallowing
Granting permission to proceed
permitting · authorizing · sanctioning · enabling · licensing
prohibitingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
promoting · endorsing · advocating · supporting · mandating
- drug prohibitionLaws criminalizing certain substances
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- prohibition lawsStatutes that outlaw something
- prohibition repealLifting of alcohol restrictions
- prohibition agentsEnforcers of alcohol bans
- alcohol prohibitionLegal ban on liquor