prohibitory

Example Sentences

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In the following years, Cherian was arrested several times for violating prohibitory orders and participating in protests.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

“From this alone, it would seem to follow that Texas’s laws fall on the regulatory rather than prohibitory side of the line — and thus may not be applied on tribal lands,” he added.

From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2022

“The provision is written in a strict prohibitory language,” Mr. Pildes said.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

We had a productive email exchange in which we both agreed that Godwin’s Law should be taken less as prohibitory than as cautionary.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2014

As late as 1788, there were curious prohibitory enactments with reference to sheep; and the date is interesting, because it was the date of the settlement of New South Wales.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert