- a variation of prohibitive.
prohibitory
Example Sentences
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"Any person violating these prohibitory orders shall be liable for prosecution," Delhi Police said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the following years, Cherian was arrested several times for violating prohibitory orders and participating in protests.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022
“From this alone, it would seem to follow that Texas’s laws fall on the regulatory rather than prohibitory side of the line — and thus may not be applied on tribal lands,” he added.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
“The provision is written in a strict prohibitory language,” Mr. Pildes said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
The reader must accompany us to the rural Union, where the spirit of the prohibitory order exercises its most baneful influence.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
