outright prohibition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoutrightandprohibition
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outright
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈaʊt.raɪt/us/ˈaʊt.raɪt/
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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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When read in the context of the entire chapter on music, this passage implies musical restraint rather thanoutrightprohibition.
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But between the options of unfettered freedom andoutrightprohibitionlies the province of regulation.
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In conclusion, genetic enhancement is not clearly an evil deserving ofoutrightprohibition.
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A first alternative would beoutrightprohibition.
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Outrightprohibitionor misguided land ownership ceilings have been shown to breed corruption and otherwise be harmful to the economic welfare of the very people they are intended to benefit.
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It is possible that an effective provision, limited to the cases in which anoutrightprohibitionwould be appropriate, might be unduly tortuous and complicated.
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That could meanoutrightprohibition, or imposing conditions as the price of clearance.
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I do not believe either that we should succeed if we decided onoutrightprohibition.
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It may be said that, in spite of that, theoutrightprohibitionprocedure would be bound to be too summary for a certain reason.
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While most people would not want to eat a bean from a necklace, some small child might try, and in such casesoutrightprohibitionmay be necessary.
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More common thanoutrightprohibition, is the segmentation of material involving time, place and person restrictions.
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Despite the public's enthusiasm, this was an era of far-reaching regulation of the sport, often with the stated goal ofoutrightprohibition.
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They reconstructed and restructured their industries by strict protectionism exerted both through outright prohibitions or quotas and through secret means.
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There we discover that similar restraints or even outright prohibitions are implemented in other advanced countries to maintain public safety and to prevent disruption.
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