Common Mistakes : Forbid

verb

.DUBIOUS: The government should forbid cigarette advertising
.GOOD: The government should ban cigarette advertising

: ban (or prohibit ) = forbid someone from doing something by making it illegal
.The proposed treaty banning all nuclear testing has received widespread approval
.International Law prohibits the use of chemical weapons

.BAD: There should be a law which forbids to have more than two children
.GOOD: There should be a law which forbids couples to have/from having more than two children

: forbid + sb + to do/from doing sth
.My parents have forbidden me to stay out after ten o’clock
.Her father ought to forbid her from seeing the boy again