noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Refers to an official or explicit rule forbidding something. Often used in signs, laws, and formal statements. The suru-verb form 禁止する means 'to prohibit' or 'to ban'.
このエリアでの喫煙は禁止されています。
Smoking is prohibited in this area.
法律がその
The law prohibits that act.