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How to use the word prohibition in a Sentence?

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New York has an explicit constitutional prohibition on partisan gerrymandering. The Democrats violated that prohibition. They did it knowingly, they did it willingly, they did it joyfully. And the court today struck them down, this is a victory for the people of the state, and it's a victory for competitive and fair elections in New York state.

John Faso

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It seems to be kind of a mixed bag of all the things going on here -- there's the limiting of requiring proof of vaccine, there's the limiting of requiring the vaccination itself, the prohibition of the mandates. So, there's a lot, they're not all uniform.

Lori Tremmel Freeman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Because this is a common police tactic, and it all too often results in death, it is crucial that the Supreme Court provide definitive guidance regarding the Constitution's prohibition on the use of excessive force in this context.

Paul Hughes

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There is no prohibition in there about the owner using the owner's suite, this guy( Donald Trump), as Donald Trump wanders the property, is like the mayor of Mar-a-Lago, if you will.

Attorney John Marion

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is an important step towards delegitimizing nuclear war as an acceptable risk of modern civilization.

William Perry

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The potential for a postal employee to not do his job and throw away ballots for whatever reason -- a non-partisan reason -- there's never been a prohibition against arresting them to send a message to all postal employees that you can't impact the election, why now ? Given what happened in Pittsburgh my suspicion is that there's a political ulterior motive.

Paul Pelletier

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In 2020, despite the prohibition of the use of fire and with the armed forces in the field since mid-May, the fires are still uncontrolled in Greenpeace Amazon, proving once again the inefficiency of the government, the figures show that the strategy adopted by the federal government is inefficient to contain the destruction of the most biodiverse forest on the planet.

Cristiane Mazzetti

Found on CNN
3 years ago

They are anti-Zionist because they believe that -- according to their religious belief -- there is a prohibition to obey a government which is secular, and a prohibition against establishing a Jewish state before the coming of the Messiah. Only the Messiah can establish Jewish sovereignty and therefore they are really not just suspicious of, but hostile towards, The Israeli government.

Benjamin Brown

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This indefinite prohibition is unnecessary and dangerous.

White House

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There isn't a prohibition on putting disinfectant wipes in soft-packs but the industry standard has been the canisters.

Chris Dresselhuys

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The international prohibition on weapons going to/from Iran ends in October. To extend this arms embargo, the Trump admin is suddenly arguing that the US is a party to the same Iran Deal it abandoned. That makes no sense. Make up your mind, @SecPompeo.

Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Lest there be any doubt, we hold that our state constitutions prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, article I, section 17,5 does not require a unanimous jury recommendation or any jury recommendation before a death sentence can be imposed, the court said. That ruling has placed the fate of those death row inmates navigating the resentencing process into the realm of uncertainty. There is a growing fear among experts that some of those death row inmates will have their death penalties reinstated. An execution chamber used in Florida. (Florida Department of Corrections) The question here now is going to be, What about the people that have already been told they are entitled to a resentencing hearing? can you take that away from them? Can you retroactively pull the rug out and reinsert the death penalty? Brunvand toldFox News that a motion has already been filed to reinstate the death penalty for his client. He thinks thats an injustice. I cannot imagine having been sentenced to death, having received word from the Supreme Court that the scheme is unconstitutional and youre going to get a new trial, to have lawyers start preparing for trial and then all of the sudden face the prospect that Oh, we might just send you back to death row. I cant imagine.

Robert Dunham

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Not only do we have legislation that would solve the issue of research, the American people overwhelmingly support legalizing cannabis — period, the war on drugs has ruined countless lives. It's past time we end this senseless prohibition.

Earl Blumenauer

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Who knows what they're going to put in there ? this is just what happens when you use prohibition as a regulatory approach. What's really needed in this situation is actual regulation of these products to try to make them as safe as possible.

Michael Siegel

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The administration has a strong commitment to defending our nation from foreign adversaries, and will fully comply with Congress on the implementation of the prohibition of Chinese telecom and video surveillance equipment, including Huawei equipment.

Jacob Wood

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Prohibition is an awful flop. We like it. It can't stop what it's meant to stop. We like it. It's left a trail of graft and slime, It don't prohibit worth a dime, It's filled our land with vice and crime. Nevertheless, we're for it.

Franklin P. Adams

added by Normando
4 years ago

The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the Prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.

Albert Einstein

added by Normando
4 years ago

The prohibition law, written for weaklings and derelicts, has divided the nation, like Gaul, into three parts - wets, drys, and hypocrites.

Florence Sabin

added by Normando
4 years ago

Beyond Burger have meatless products on the market that could be difficult for people to distinguish from actual meat. However, Americans are eating more meat than they have in more than a decade. The average American meat-eater is set to devour nearly 221.5 pounds of meat this year alone, according to the USDA. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Bill Pigott, a Republican Mississippi state representative and a member of the Cattlemens Association, said Bill Pigott aim in writing Mississippis version of the law was to make sure it was clear consumers knew what theyre buying. This was asked for by the cattle producers in Mississippi to clarify labeling laws, Bill Pigott said. [ Its ] not to stop any sale of any products, just allowing the consumer to know what theyre actually consuming. Bill Pigott said there was nothing wrong with Bill Pigott sponsoring the law -- though Bill Pigott is still a member of the Mississippi Cattlemens Association, Bill Pigott has retired from cattle production and would not personally benefit from the law.In a search of public records, Fox could not find any lobbying efforts or financial ties between Bill Pigott and Cattlemens Association. The Institute for Justice said consumers are savvy enough to understand what The Institute for Justice clients labels clearly state. Customers understand that 100percent vegan, means 100 percent vegan, attorney Justin Pearson said. The Institute for Justice not the governments job to sway consumers one way or the other. Customers get to decide what food they want to eat. Uptons Naturals said Uptons Naturals wasnt clear how much Uptons Naturals would cost the company to re-package Uptons Naturals products if the meat labeling prohibition is upheld in Mississippi. Uptons Naturals would have to consider Uptons Naturals options. Cattlemens Association said the right to choose would still be alive and well for consumers, but appropriate labels would make things much clearer. Cattlemens Association doesnt ban anybody from selling anything theyre selling now.

Andy Berry

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

On the most recent issue, the FAA's process is designed to discover and highlight potential risks. The FAA recently found a potential risk that Boeing must mitigate, the FAA will lift the aircraft's prohibition order when we deem it is safe to do so.

The FAA

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We absolutely need criminal justice reform and an end to the war on drugs and an end of the prohibition on marijuana and an expungement of the arrest record of everyone caught for possession of marijuana.

Beto ORourke

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights, including his freedom of expression, his right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Nils Melzer

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

What the U.S. is taking the issue is not about the range but the prohibition of the launch itself using ballistic technology, this is, after all, tantamount to a demand that the DPRK should give up its self-defensive right.

The North Korean spokesman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This business is still in its infancy. It's like investing in alcohol post-Prohibition. There will be tons of growth, but there are going to be home runs and there will be lots of strikeouts.

Dan Ahrens

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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