forbade
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Common-law rules at the time forbade defendant testimony on the theory that it was self-interested and thus unreliable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The reason for the separation between the businesses, Corley added, had to do with a defunct local law that forbade the two establishments existing under one umbrella.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
That’s because the rule never forbade criticism of the SEC, but only a defendant’s attempt to deny the allegations or facts in a settlement that it “neither admitted nor denied.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
My father forbade me to talk to Marius Grimes in April, a damp, cool-headed month in Michigan.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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