prohibited article
Example Sentences
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The temporary powers allow police officers to search those they believe to be under "reasonable suspicion" of committing a crime, planning to commit a crime or in possession of a "prohibited article".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
The favourite prohibited article was a species of metal, that came in plates, like tin, or copper, of which we took in large quantities.
From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore
One of the inhabitants of Tattah, who was engaged in smuggling the prohibited article, was stopped about dusk by a serjeant, who happened to be going his rounds.
From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William
We were asked whether our knapsacks contained any prohibited article?
From Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II by Gleig, G. R. (George Robert)
They gave an artificial and still higher value to the prohibited article.
From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by Prescott, William Hickling
