noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Refers to the act of forbidding something, often used in formal or legal contexts. Can be used as a suru-verb (禁断する).
その国では特定の薬物の禁断が厳しく行われている。
In that country, the prohibition of certain drugs is strictly enforced.
政府はその取引を禁断した。
The government interdicted the transaction.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used attributively with の to describe something that is forbidden, often with a strong moral or religious connotation. Common in phrases like 禁断の果実 (forbidden fruit) or 禁断の恋 (forbidden love).
禁断の果実を食べてはいけない。
You must not eat the forbidden fruit.
それは禁断の恋だった。
It was a forbidden love.