capitulary

noun

Definition of capitularynext
as in prohibition

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  1. prohibition
  2. canon
  3. restriction
  4. proscription
  5. legislation
  6. amendment
  7. common law
  8. encyclical
Noun
  • Blind to Russia’s own staged electoral process, the Kremlin has repeatedly pushed the idea that the martial law prohibition on Ukrainian elections in wartime means Zelensky is illegitimate.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • DeSantis has signed strict legislation into law on the issue, including a prohibition on data centers passing on costs to ratepayers and new authority for local communities to reject data centers from being built.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Noun
  • The Complete Stories Published in 1971 but written much earlier, Flannery O’Connor’s sharp, Southern Gothic short stories cement her place in the American literary canon.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But the current 10-piece ensemble masterfully recreates the group’s canon of hits each night live on stage.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of canon
Noun
  • The majority are rated for adults, but others are deemed suitable for teens, and a few have no age restrictions.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The organization said the changes are intended to keep its textile and leather labels compliant as the bloc tightens its restrictions on green claims.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of restriction
Noun
  • The announcement Monday regarding the new proscription-like measures has been welcomed by the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 13 July 2026
  • The High Court judges said that while some of those crimes amounted to terrorist acts, they could be criminally prosecuted regardless of proscription.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
Definition of proscription
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  • The legislation was included on the 2025 list of global trade barriers compiled annually by the Office of the US Trade Representative.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Eight states have enacted legislation this year rolling back data center tax subsidies, with 17 more considering similar measures, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, cited by Politico.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of legislation
Noun
  • Instead, Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank ordered a rewrite — a job that, oddly enough, does not fall to the lawmakers who put the amendment on the ballot in the first place.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In response to a list of questions that ProPublica submitted to the governor’s office, a spokesperson defended the amendment using much the same language that critics call deceptive.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of amendment
Noun
  • They are further accused of common law fraud and equitable fraud.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The trio and Wondermind are being sued for securities fraud, common law fraud, and breach of contract.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of common law
Noun
  • Finally, the encyclical has much to say about the exclusion of the poor but nothing to say about redistributive policies to help them.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The title was a reference to the first encyclical on Catholic social teaching, written by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.
    — Walter Scheirer, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of encyclical
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