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forbiddance

noun as in refusal

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Example Sentences

It seemed, as she spoke it, introduced simply to add peremptoriness to her forbiddance.

Mrs Rose is sorely distressed touching the forbiddance of wedded priests, which ’tis thought shall shortly be had.

Well, I would not so much care—should it serve you if I gave her strict forbiddance for to go?”

In spite of the formal forbiddance of the Bishop of Petræa, he undertook, strong in what he judged to be his rights, to betake himself to Montreal.

The Father's No. Shutting us in with its grand, gentle forbiddance.

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

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