be forbidden by law

Frequency: 7.511.3 per million words

Indicates that something is illegal.

Examples (10)

  • In this jurisdiction, smoking in restaurants is forbidden by law.
  • The sale of fireworks to minors is forbidden by law in many states.
  • Dumping toxic waste into the river was forbidden by law decades ago.
  • Unauthorized drones over the airport are forbidden by law.
  • During the emergency, price gouging is explicitly forbidden by law.
  • The import of endangered species has long been forbidden by law.
  • Parking here after 10 p.m. is forbidden by law and subject to fines.
  • In many countries, discrimination on the basis of race is forbidden by law.
  • Selling alcohol without a license is forbidden by law in this province.
  • Their proposal includes activities that would be forbidden by law next year.