No. 3,966 in Russian
запрет
Prohibition; ban.
In a sentence
В стране действует запрет на курение в общественных местах.
The country enforces a ban on smoking in public places.
The word 'запрет' is used as a noun meaning 'ban' or 'prohibition', describing an official restriction imposed by authorities.
Они предложили запретить использование пластиковых пакетов.
They proposed to prohibit the use of plastic bags.
Here 'запретить' is a verb derived from 'запрет', meaning 'to prohibit' or 'to ban', indicating the act of establishing a restriction.
Запретительные меры должны быть тщательно обоснованы.
Prohibitive measures must be thoroughly justified.
The word 'запретительные' is an adjective derived from 'запрет', used to describe measures or actions that aim to restrict or prohibit something.
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