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forbiddance

DEFINITIONS OF: forbiddance

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n the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

“he ignored his parents' forbiddance
Synonyms:
inhibition, prohibition
Type of:
action
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

n an official prohibition or edict against something

Synonyms:
ban, banning, forbidding
Types:
test ban
a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons
Type of:
prohibition
refusal to approve or assent to
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