forbid

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verboutlaw, prohibit an action

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See also synonyms for: forbade / forbidden / forbidding / forbids

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

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

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

CHINA MARKS THE WUHAN LOCKDOWN ANNIVERSARY AMID SPIRALING COVID-19 CASES AND WITH RISKY HOLIDAY TRAVEL LOOMINGCHARLIE CAMPBELL / CHANGSHA AND WUHANJANUARY 22, 2021TIME

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.

WHY RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS’ FAVORITE NEW PLATFORM IS SO DANGEROUSRANI MOLLAJANUARY 20, 2021VOX

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.

APPLE AND GOOGLE ARE LIKELY TO SLOW DOWN ENFORCEMENT AGAIN AFTER CAPITOL RIOT BANSGERRIT DE VYNCK, REED ALBERGOTTI, JAY GREENEJANUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Players are forbidden from taking sanity pills, too, and only starter items are allowed.

ARE YOU A ‘PHASMOPHOBIA’ PRO? HERE ARE SOME ALTERNATE RULES TO KEEP THE SCARES FRESH.ELISE FAVISJANUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Baltimore forbids indoor and outdoor dining as region tightens restrictionsThe order further states that the city will impose a 250-person cap on a wider variety of socially distant activities.

FACING LAWSUIT OVER RESTRICTIONS ON CHRISTMAS SERVICES, D.C. MAYOR EASES CORONAVIRUS RULESJULIE ZAUZMER, MICHELLE BOORSTEINDECEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Apple’s new feature at the heart of the issue — App Tracking Transparency — won’t forbid companies like Facebook from collecting targeting data, but will ask them to disclose it and seek user opt-in.

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Canada forbids manufacturers from marketing boosters for children under 40 pounds.

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The decades-old law was introduced after lawmakers saw the 1983 movie WarGames and decided the US needed an anti-hacking law that forbids anyone from using a computer “without authorization or exceeding authorized access.”

WEB SCRAPING IS A TOOL, NOT A CRIMEAMY NORDRUMDECEMBER 8, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

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