FORBIDDANCE

prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance

(noun) the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); “they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”; “a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages”; “he ignored his parents’ forbiddance”

ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding

(noun) an official prohibition or edict against something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

forbiddance (countable and uncountable, plural forbiddances)

An official prohibition or edict against something.

Synonyms

• ban

Source: Wiktionary

For*bid"dance, n.

Definition: The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Obs.] ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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