general prohibition

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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prohibition
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌprəʊ.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌproʊ.ɪˈbɪʃ.ən/
the act of officially not allowing something, or an order that ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandprohibitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Removing thegeneralprohibitionwould soon dissolve inhibitions.
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Yet thisgeneralprohibitionwas not necessarily binding in all instances.
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This was not ageneralprohibitionon trade, but an attempt to overcome perceived profiteering.
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Nogeneralprohibitionwas imposed.
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That was beforegeneralprohibition.
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But thatgeneralprohibitionis an intelligible consequence of various brute facts about the practice of promising.
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Thegeneralprohibitionagainst combining from groups that share place is valid for all places of articulation.
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Nogeneralprohibitionhas been imposed.
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There is no suchgeneralprohibition.
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I thoroughly approve of thegeneralprohibition.
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In ageneralprohibition, those companies would not be caught.
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Within thisgeneralprohibitionthere are, however, two subsidiary provisions.
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There are, however, specific exceptions to thisgeneralprohibition.
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That was an entirelygeneralprohibitionregardless of area.
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There is ageneralprohibitionon creating retrospective criminal offences.
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Apart from that, there is nogeneralprohibition.
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One argument supporting this objection begins by claiming that ageneralprohibitionof human cloning is warranted, based on the reasons against cloning discussed above.
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For that purpose there is ageneralprohibitionon advertising for money on deposit, and there are exceptions to thatgeneralprohibition.
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I heard the same thing about wool, and that there was ageneralprohibition.
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But it is not to be dealt with by means ofgeneralprohibition.
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That is a very strong case indeed against ageneralprohibition.
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We are talking about activities that are contrary to thegeneralprohibition.
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I do not think that anygeneralprohibitionof this kind would be workable in practice.
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