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forbidden

[fer-bid-n, fawr-] / fərˈbɪd n, fɔr- /


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So, forbidden to cut her own hair, she had given herself a fringe with a pair of nail scissors.

From Literature

Even jokes about our work are strictly forbidden.

From Literature

Laidlaw said that "Nigerian ministers are forbidden from having bank accounts abroad".

From Barron's

Others paid for her living costs because "Nigerian ministers are forbidden from having bank accounts abroad" said Jonathan Laidlaw KC.

From BBC

For example, California police are now legally required to attempt de-escalation before resorting to less lethal weapons and are forbidden from firing indiscriminately into crowds.

From Salon