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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