Prohibitory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prohibitory \Pro*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. prohibitorius.]
     Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying
     prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory
     price.
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     {Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prohibitory
       adj : tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was
             prohibitive" [syn: {prohibitive}]