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1 Dec 2020
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What is the difference between prohibit from and prevent from and deter from ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between prohibit from and prevent from and deter from ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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to prohibit is to forbid something (by a rule or law)
to prevent is to stop or block something from happening
to deter is to discourage or dissuade someone from doing something
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@pythonpoole then what is diffetence between prohibit and forbid?

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