pro·hib·it·ed
prō-ˈhi-bə-təd
prə-
: not permitted : forbidden by authority
The police can arrest anybody found in the vicinity of prohibited drugs, whether he's an innocent visitor or the real culprit.—Joel Fort
… it did not now provide an objective standard for differentiating between permitted and prohibited conduct.—David Nadvorney
prohibited
2 of 2past tense and past participle of prohibit
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“Prohibited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prohibited. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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