forbidden

Example Sentences

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But if biological mothers and fathers are constitutionally forbidden from transferring parental rights, then many adoption consents are null and void.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

This would create a forbidden range where black holes formed directly from stars should not exist.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Under the proposal, crypto companies would be forbidden from offering yields on so-called stablecoins, which are types of tokens tied to the U.S. dollar, that look like yields on bank deposits.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The contract terms are unusually strict, however: The licensees can sell to 120 low- and middle-income countries, but are strictly forbidden to provision 26 middle-income countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Representatives from the Deep South rose to express their outrage that the forbidden subject was again being allowed into public view.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis