forbade

[ fer-bad, -beyd, fawr- ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of forbid.

forbade

/ fəˈbæd; -ˈbeɪd; fəˈbæd /

verb

1. the past tense of forbid

Example Sentences

In her September order, Olmedo forbade the attorneys from directly contacting jurors.

From Los Angeles Times

He asked the judge to give his client 28 years to life and complained that the court had excluded evidence useful to the defense, though the judge forbade him from mentioning specifics in court.

From Los Angeles Times

For all his purported devotion to sameness, at the top of this season Laszlo pompously announced that he forbade Nadja from getting a job and having regular contact with the world.

From Salon

That trial famously forbade the use of most evidence detailing possible abuse of the brothers, a move that has long inspired criticism from criminal justice advocates including Kim Kardashian.

From Salon

But they couldn’t perform the operation because Catholic Church rules that govern healthcare at the institution forbade it.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ban
• block
• cancel
• censor
• deny
• deprive
• disallow
• enjoin
• exclude
• freeze
• halt
• hinder
• impede
• inhibit
• oppose
• preclude
• prevent
• proscribe
• restrain
• restrict