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prohibition

[proh-uh-bish-uhn] / ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ən /


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It would violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition on government taking property without just compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Incorporation in regulatory havens, the prohibition of shareholder class actions, and heavy share-based compensation have become the norm.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The fight for women’s suffrage, the prohibition movement and other progressive achievements marked the years before the sesquicentennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But Uthmeier insisted that hidden in this guarantee is, in effect, a prohibition against the donation of genetic material.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

By getting hired as a CO I effectively circumvented their prohibition on visiting the training academy and the prisons.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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