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forbidden

adjective as in outlawed, prohibited

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Workers aren’t allowed to wear clothing that could create static—woolen caps, for example, are forbidden—and must turn off cellphones and other electronics before entering sensitive areas.

Residents are forbidden from engaging in relationships with members of rival factions or with police officers.

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Alcohol, forbidden under Islam, has escaped their condemnation, but they have demanded restrictions on cultural activities they consider "anti-Islamic" -- including music and theatre festivals, women's football matches, and kite-flying celebrations.

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The order had forbidden people to travel into the area as well, so no deliveries would be coming.

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In the team's simulations, this mechanism naturally produced a black hole whose mass fell within the once "forbidden" range.

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