prohibit
verb
[ prə(ʊ)ˈhɪbɪt ]
• formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority.
• "all ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited"
Similar:
forbid,
ban,
bar,
interdict,
veto,
proscribe,
make illegal,
place an embargo on,
embargo,
disallow,
outlaw,
taboo,
enjoin,
restrain,
forbidden,
banned,
not allowed,
not permitted,
illegal,
illicit,
against the law,
barred,
vetoed,
proscribed,
embargoed,
disallowed,
outlawed,
contraband,
non licet,
verboten,
haram,
tapu,
no go,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.
