prohibitive law; religious prohibition; ban
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a prohibitive law, rule, or regulation; a formal ban; a religious prohibition or commandment
formalA formal or technical term often used in legal, historical, or religious contexts to denote a binding prohibition.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
yǒu有
yán严
gé格
de的
jìn禁
lǜ律
。
In ancient times, temples had strict prohibitions.
Zhè这
xiàng项
jìn禁
lǜ律
shì是
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
xī稀
yǒu有
dòng动
wù物
ér而
zhì制
dìng定
de的
。
This prohibition was established to protect rare animals.
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Gēn根
jù据
yóu犹
tài太
jiào教
de的
yī一
xiē些
jìn禁
lǜ律
，
zhōu周
wǔ五
rì日
luò落
zhī之
hòu后
bù不
néng能
gōng工
zuò作
。
According to some Jewish religious prohibitions, one cannot work after sunset on Friday.
Tā他
men们
wú无
shì视
dāng当
dì地
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
jìn禁
lǜ律
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
mín民
zhòng众
de的
bù不
mǎn满
。
They ignored local traditional prohibitions, causing public discontent.