forbiddance

Definitions of forbiddance
  1. noun
    the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
    “he ignored his parents' forbiddance”
    synonyms: inhibition, prohibition
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    type of:
    action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    an official prohibition or edict against something
    synonyms: ban, banning, forbidding
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    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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