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prohibition

[proh-uh-bish-uhn] / ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ən /


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These tariffs were set at 12.5% for countries without any formal prohibition on forced labor imports, and 10% for all other countries with such a prohibition.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

There is no prohibition on commercial ships attempting to use them.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

As exports plummet owing to a ban on U.S. wine and liquor, California lawmakers ask Quebec’s premier to sidestep the president, lift the prohibition and promote free trade.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Lithwick: Chase decided, in a very truncated opinion, that Turner’s apprenticeship violated the 13th Amendment’s prohibition of involuntary servitude and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

She had assumed she was going to be praised for her work in Maine the previous winter, when she had collected more than one hundred thousand women’s signatures in support of a prohibition law.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The state also has widespread prohibitions on several rodenticide ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The administration announced levies of 10% for countries that have bans on forced labor and 12.5% on those that have failed to adopt such prohibitions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Last week, several rights groups released a joint statement to urge the government to repeal legislation that makes such prohibitions as last year's Pride ban possible.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

In Germany the prohibitions relating to "toasts," or drinking one another's health have played a great part.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher




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