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Definitions for prohibitory
proʊˈhɪb ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr ipro·hibito·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
prohibitive, prohibitoryadjective
tending to discourage (especially of prices)
"the price was prohibitive"
Wiktionary
prohibitoryadjective
That serves to prohibit or forbid
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prohibitoryadjective
Implying prohibition; forbidding.
Etymology: from prohibit.
A prohibition will lie on this statute, notwithstanding the penalty annexed; because it has words prohibitory, as well as a penalty annexed. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
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prohibitory
Prohibitory refers to something that is designed or serving to forbid, discourage, or prevent an action or behavior. It typically relates to laws, rules, regulations or policies that restrain or stop something from being done.
Webster Dictionary
Prohibitoryadjective
tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price
Etymology: [L. prohibitorius.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prohibitory in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prohibitory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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