prohibits

P272
predicate

Indicates that one entity forbids or disallows another entity from performing a specific action or being in a certain state.

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All labels observed (80)

Label Occurrences
prohibits canonical 3,320
prohibited 139
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf 108

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: prohibits
Generated description
Indicates that one entity forbids or disallows another entity from performing a specific action or being in a certain state.

Sample triples (4,282)

Subject Object
NCAA Division III athletic scholarships ⓘ
Central Intelligence Agency law enforcement powers within the United States via predicate surface "prohibitedActivity" ⓘ
District of Columbia Home Rule Act the District of Columbia from imposing a commuter tax on nonresidents ⓘ
District of Columbia Home Rule Act the District of Columbia from changing the height of buildings beyond federal limits ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Home Rule Act the District of Columbia from taxing federal property ⓘ
District of Columbia Home Rule Act the District of Columbia from altering the jurisdiction of federal courts ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment slavery ⓘ
Thirteenth Amendment involuntary servitude ⓘ
Ten Commandments having other gods ⓘ
Ten Commandments making idols ⓘ
Ten Commandments misusing the name of God ⓘ
Ten Commandments murder ⓘ
Ten Commandments adultery ⓘ
Ten Commandments stealing ⓘ
Ten Commandments false testimony ⓘ
Ten Commandments coveting ⓘ
National Labor Relations Act unfair labor practices by employers ⓘ
National Labor Relations Act certain unfair labor practices by unions ⓘ
Constitution of Japan peerage system ⓘ
Constitution of Japan discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status or family origin ⓘ
Free Exercise Clause government interference with religious exercise ⓘ
Free Exercise Clause laws targeting specific religions ⓘ
Free Exercise Clause government discrimination based on religion ⓘ
Puerto Rican flag Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza) via predicate surface "outlawedByLaw" ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state ⓘ
net neutrality blocking of lawful internet content ⓘ
net neutrality throttling of lawful internet traffic ⓘ
net neutrality paid prioritization of specific content or services ⓘ
net neutrality unreasonable discrimination in transmitting lawful network traffic ⓘ
SecDef except by congressional waiver via predicate surface "prohibitsActiveDutyHolder" ⓘ
Nazi Germany modern Germany via predicate surface "bannedSymbolIn" ⓘ
Jehovah's Witnesses
linked to: JehovahsWitnesses
celebration of birthdays via predicate surface "rejectsPractice" ⓘ
Jehovah's Witnesses
linked to: JehovahsWitnesses
celebration of Christmas via predicate surface "rejectsPractice" ⓘ
Jehovah's Witnesses
linked to: JehovahsWitnesses
celebration of Easter as commonly observed via predicate surface "rejectsPractice" ⓘ
Jehovah's Witnesses
linked to: JehovahsWitnesses
participation in interfaith activities via predicate surface "rejectsPractice" ⓘ
Fair Labor Standards Act oppressive child labor ⓘ
Fair Labor Standards Act retaliation against employees who assert FLSA rights ⓘ
Glass–Steagall Act commercial banks from underwriting most securities via predicate surface "prohibited" ⓘ
Glass–Steagall Act investment banks from taking deposits via predicate surface "prohibited" ⓘ
Orteig Prize no intermediate landings allowed via predicate surface "nonstopRequirement" ⓘ
U.S. Endangered Species Act import of listed endangered species without permit ⓘ
U.S. Endangered Species Act export of listed endangered species without permit ⓘ
U.S. Endangered Species Act interstate and foreign commerce in listed endangered species without permit ⓘ
Orthodox Judaism female rabbis in most communities via predicate surface "typicallyProhibits" ⓘ
Shabbat melacha (creative work) ⓘ
Shabbat lighting fire ⓘ
Shabbat cooking (according to halakha) ⓘ
Shabbat writing (according to halakha) ⓘ
Shabbat commerce (according to halakha) ⓘ
Shabbat travel beyond certain limits (according to some traditions) ⓘ