forbidding

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A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

And at least one time, the government deported a noncitizen in direct contravention of a court order forbidding that deportation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Mr. Kempt, who worked as a criminal lawyer in the Arctic for almost two decades, conjures this forbidding landscape and its residents with artful authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Twenty-seven states have laws or policies forbidding this, but two appellate courts say that’s wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The old man's expression was no longer quite so forbidding as he inspected Mo. “How extraordinary. You must be really keen on the book,” he murmured.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke