absolute prohibition

collocation in English

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absolute
adjective
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/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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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 ofabsoluteandprohibitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Clause 1 imposes anabsoluteprohibition, which is an entirely different thing.
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In those cases ofabsoluteprohibition, must not the judge direct the jury to convict?
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There is noabsoluteprohibitionon deaf people serving as magistrates.
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We have in fact anabsoluteprohibitionat the present time on rubber.
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There should, therefore, be anabsoluteprohibitionof sponsorship of sports events by cigarette companies.
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Let it be remembered all the time that it is not anabsoluteprohibition.
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It does not follow from that that one must necessarily put anabsoluteprohibitionon jurors.
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I do not understand why there should not be anabsoluteprohibition.
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Thatabsoluteprohibitionis now replaced by a discretion to withhold surrender.
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Perhaps anabsoluteprohibitionon certain types of piercing is needed for very young children.
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There would be anabsoluteprohibitionon the disconnection of services to those households.
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It may not be anabsoluteprohibition, but there are conditions.
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The objections to anabsoluteprohibition, a mandatory ban, are, frankly, these.
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Outside these three sectors,absoluteprohibitionwould have been inconsistent with the principle of enforceability.
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