simple past tense and past participle of prohibit
"The school prohibited students from bringing electronic devices to the exam hall yesterday, and they have been prohibited from entering without permission since then."
In plain English: To prohibit something means to officially forbid it so that no one is allowed to do it.
"Visitors are prohibited from bringing pets into the building."
Usage: Use prohibited to describe an action that was officially forbidden or banned in the past. It functions as both a simple past verb and a past participle, often appearing after auxiliary verbs like "was" or "has been."
excluded from use or mention
"forbidden fruit"
"in our house dancing and playing cards were out"
"a taboo subject"
forbidden by law
"Smoking is prohibited on all public transit buses under city ordinance."
Forbidden; unallowed
"The sign clearly states that smoking is prohibited inside the building."
In plain English: Prohibited means something is not allowed by the rules.
"The sign said that smoking is prohibited in the building."
Usage: Use prohibited as an adjective to describe something that is officially forbidden or not allowed by rules or laws, such as a prohibited substance in sports. Do not use it to mean simply difficult or dangerous unless there is a specific rule banning the action.
Derived from Latin prohibitus, the past participle of prohibere meaning "to forbid," it originally signified something kept back or prevented by an authority. The term entered English in the late 14th century to denote actions strictly forbidden by law or rule.