3
obstructing(noun, verb)
3
restricting(verb, prohibiting)
3
stopping(noun, verb)
3
suppressing(noun, verb, prohibiting)
2
check(noun, verb)
2
constraining(verb, prohibiting)
2
curbing(noun, verb, prohibiting)
2
detaining
2
forestalling(noun, verb)
2
halt
2
halting(noun, verb)
2
interdicting(noun, verb)
2
obstruction
2
outlawing(verb, prohibiting)
2
preserving(verb, retaining)
2
prevent
2
prevention
2
reserving(verb, retaining)
2
restraint
2
retaining(verb, retaining)
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