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Discover LudwigThe word "forbiddance" is usable in written English, though it is quite rare
It can be used to refer to the act of forbidding or the state of being forbidden. Example: "The forbiddance of certain activities during the event was clearly communicated to all participants." Alternatives include "prohibition" or "ban."
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forbiddance
noun
An official prohibition or edict against something.
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Austrian officials protested the violation of the principle of self-determination in the treaty, the placement of so many ethnic Germans under Czechoslovak and Italian rule, and the forbiddance of unity with Germany.
Many parents in Hastings, children of the 1960's and 70's, feel they have little ground to stand on when it comes to a look-you-in-the-eye forbiddance of certain indulgences.
He called it the "forbiddance".
And a week after the "forbiddance," Coward packed off to a resort on the Welsh coast, where he sat down and wrote "Blithe Spirit" in five days flat.
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