prohibitive statute

A statute that forbids all acts that disturb society’s peace or forbids certain acts on other grounds.

• An example of a noncriminal prohibitive statute is one forbidding the execution of a mentally retarded criminal because a person who lacks mental capacity cannot understand the reason for the punishment.

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法律翻译李黎，毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各类与福利、薪酬及雇佣有关的法律文件。