19
forbid(verb, stop, go, free, halt)
12
deny(verb, support, stop, accept, agree)
9
disallow(verb, stop, accept, reject, halt)
6
disapprove(verb, stop, praise, halt, allow)
6
veto(noun, verb, stop, accept, halt)
6
prevent(verb, stop, open, free, encourage)
6
ban(noun, verb, allow, difference, forbid)
5
refuse(verb, stop, halt, forbid)
4
reject(verb, stop, halt, forbid)
4
bar(noun, verb, open, loose, prohibit)
4
choke with
4
constrain(verb, release, free)
4
disempower
4
outlaw(verb, allow, prohibit, illegal)
4
preclude(verb, support, inhibit, impossible)
4
prohibition(noun, difference)
4
proscribe(verb, welcome)
3
enjoin(verb, ask, forbid)
3
debar
2
prohibit(verb, stop, free, impossible)
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