- prohibitory
- adjective Date: circa 1591 prohibitive
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Prohibitory — Pro*hib it*o*ry, a. [L. prohibitorius.] Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price. [1913 Webster] {Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prohibitory — index prohibitive (restrictive), restrictive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prohibitory — prohibit ► VERB (prohibited, prohibiting) 1) formally forbid by law, rule, etc. 2) make impossible; prevent. DERIVATIVES prohibitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin prohibere keep in check … English terms dictionary
Prohibitory traffic sign — Prohibitory traffic signs Prohibitory traffic signs are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic. Contents 1 Prohibitory traffic signs … Wikipedia
Prohibitory Act — of 1775 was Great Britain s way of retaliating against an American revolt. This was enacted as one of the precursors to the American Revolutionary War. Its goal was to destroy the American economy by making it incapable of operating. The British… … Wikipedia
Prohibitory index — Prohibitory Pro*hib it*o*ry, a. [L. prohibitorius.] Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price. [1913 Webster] {Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prohibitory injunction — see injunction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
prohibitory order — A USPS order requested by the addressee of a pandering advertisement that directs the sender to make no further mailing to that addressee … Glossary of postal terms
Prohibitory Order — A Prohibitory Order is a legal instrument issued by the United States Postal Service, against a mailer, on request of a recipient. Its effect is to criminalize any further attempt by that particular mailer to contact that particular recipient… … Wikipedia
Prohibitory index — Index In dex, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
