prohibit import

Frequency: 5.55.0 per million words

To formally forbid by law or rule the import of something.

importVERB + import (noun)

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prohibit

Examples (10)

  • The government decided to prohibit the import of toxic waste.
  • New regulations will prohibit the import of certain agricultural products.
  • The country's laws strictly prohibit the import of endangered species.
  • To protect domestic industries, they voted to prohibit the import of cheap textiles.
  • International sanctions may prohibit the import of luxury goods into the region.
  • The EU aims to prohibit the import of goods produced through forced labor.
  • Historically, many nations have tried to prohibit the import of specific technologies.
  • There is a growing movement to prohibit the import of single-use plastics.
  • The minister announced plans to prohibit the import of all genetically modified organisms.
  • Failure to comply with the new rules could prohibit future import licenses.