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| 11th Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees a level of sovereign immunity to states by forbidding federal courts from ruling on cases brought against a state by a citizen of another state. |
| Fifth Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees certain rights to accused criminals by providing due process of law, forbidding double jeopardy, and protecting persons from testifying against themselves. |
| inhospitable |
of a place or climate, not offering shelter or a favorable condition or aspect; barren; forbidding. [1/2 definitions] |
| prohibitive |
serving as a prohibition; forbidding. [1/2 definitions] |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| stern1 |
grim or forbidding. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tenure of Office Act |
a law forbidding the U.S. President to remove a federal officeholder from office without the approval of the Senate. The act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1867, overriding the veto of President Andrew Johnson. |
| unapproachable |
remote, aloof, or forbidding. [1/2 definitions] |
| unbending |
forbidding or aloof. [1/3 definitions] |
| unfriendly |
not offering good prospects; not welcoming; forbidding. [1/2 definitions] |
| Volstead Act |
an act of Congress passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages. |
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