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The justices were considering the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which generally forbids suits against foreign states.

You may want, for example, a doorbell cam, but perhaps you live in an apartment building and the landlord forbids any door-lock replacements.

Its residents—like those of two other major cities—are forbidden from venturing outside.

From Time

Notably, Telegram’s very brief terms of service forbid the promotion of violence on public channels but do not mention anything about promoting violence on private channels or groups.

From Vox

Parler CEO John Matze said in a statement the company forbids incitement to violence and had worked to meet Apple and Google’s requirements for content moderation.

And it has a high percentage of women who say their husbands forbid them from working.

It is an article of faith with this man that there won't be any unruly behavior or, God forbid, any scenes.

The laws of physics probably forbid wormholes from existing anyway, according to Thorne.

The other would forbid more stringent background checks than those required by federal law.

I would be cautious to even pick them up and God forbid I take them home.

But step before her with my arms clasping a tin can with a geranium plant r Heaven forbid!

In some states statutes forbid the assignment of such policies for the benefit of creditors.

Many southern states passed resolutions requesting the northern states to forbid the publication of abolitionist papers.

I shall forbid it, I shall distinctly forbid it; it's a duty I owe to dear Georgie.

I shall not write any more of these diary letters unless there are further acute developments, which God forbid.

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On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forbid, such as: ban, block, cancel, censor, deny, and deprive.

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

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