No. 11,887 in Russian
запретом
"Запретом" means "by prohibition" or "through a ban."
In a sentence
Многие люди были недовольны новым запретом на продажу алкоголя.
Many people were unhappy about the new ban on alcohol sales.
Here, 'запретом' is used in the instrumental case, indicating the tool or method (the ban) causing the unhappiness.
С запретом курения в общественных местах улучшилось качество воздуха.
With the ban on smoking in public places, the air quality improved.
In this sentence, 'запретом' is in the instrumental case, associating the ban as the cause of the improvement.
Учёные связали сокращение уровня загрязнения воды с запретом на использование вредных химикатов.
Scientists linked the reduction in water pollution to the ban on harmful chemicals.
In this context, 'запретом' is used instrumentally to relate the prohibition to the observed environmental outcome.
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