forbiddance

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forbiddance

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From forbid + -ance.

noun forbiddances

countable, uncountable An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something. [T]hat such Shows should be prohibited is very rational & proper—it is however curious to see how little forbiddance is necessary; for these Superstitious Brutalities die away of themselves gradually […].
Similar: ban

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noun an official prohibition

日本語	禁止 kinshi

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@misc{forbiddance_2026,
  title = {forbiddance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forbiddance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}