prohibits
Makes officially illegal
Prohibits is the third-person singular form of prohibit, meaning to formally forbid something, usually by law, rule, or authority.
When something is prohibited, it is not merely discouraged but explicitly banned: The law prohibits smoking in public buildings.
Unlike prevent, which suggests physical impossibility, prohibit implies that violation is possible but will result in consequences.
Signs often announce what an establishment prohibits, and regulations specify what activities are prohibited in particular contexts.
Official restrictions imposed
- disallowsRefuses to authorize
- preventsStops from occurring
- blocksObstructs or sections
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
denies · vetoes · stops · excludes · rejects · refuses · outlaws · proscribes
Binding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
legislation · injunction · mandate · edict · directive · compliance · enforcement · prosecution
bans
Official restrictions imposed
bars · denies · vetoes · stops · excludes · rejects · refuses · outlaws · proscribes · interdicts
law
Binding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
decree · legislation · injunction · mandate · edict · directive · compliance · enforcement · prosecution · unlawful
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
boycott · blacklist · exile · excommunicate · banish · censor · silence · condemn · denounce · repudiate
limits
Imposed maximum points
- curtailsReduces or limits
- constrainsLimits or confines
- controlsOperates or regulates
regulates · inhibits · restrains · hinders · impedes · deters · discourages · confines · curbs · checks
prohibitspermits
Grants formal authorization
allows · authorizes · sanctions · legalizes · decriminalizes
prohibitsencourages
Promotes confidence in others
promotes · facilitates · assists · supports · fosters
- prohibited itemsGoods forbidden by rules
- drug prohibitionLaws criminalizing certain substances
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- prohibition lawsStatutes that outlaw something
- prohibition repealLifting of alcohol restrictions
- void where prohibitedNullified in forbidden regions
prohibit, prohibited, prohibition, prohibiting, prohibitive, prohibitory