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forbidden

adjective as in outlawed, prohibited

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In a 2015 interview with public broadcaster NHK, he called the military a "dreadful thing", describing how "rebellion or argument was absolutely forbidden".

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In 2009, after attending a protest in support of a murdered student, he was forbidden from leaving the country.

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In short, the plaintiffs argue that the state of Louisiana’s use of race to make a second Black-majority district is forbidden by the U.S.

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Sania, 13, earns $15 a month helping her mother maintain a sprawling luxury home in the city, where she has been explicitly forbidden to speak to her employer's children or touch their toys.

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In recent months, the DRC government has repeatedly reminded boat owners that it is forbidden for river vessels to travel at night, overloaded and without life jackets.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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