Forbidding (Noun)
Meaning
An official prohibition or edict against something.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The government issued a forbidding decree that banned all public gatherings in the city until further notice.
- The strict rules in the hospital made it clear that smoking anywhere on the premises was under strict forbidding.
- The organization imposed a forbidding on the use of single-use plastics within its administrative buildings.
- The villagers traditionally observed a forbidding during the winter solstice, abstaining from all outdoor activities after sunset.
- The judge's forbidding order prohibited the defendant from contacting the victim or approaching within 500 feet of their residence.