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3 letters

BAN
A decree that prohibits something

NIX
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

4 letters

VETO
A vote that blocks a decision

DOOM
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"

DAMN
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"

STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

5 letters

EXILE
The act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"

EXPEL
Eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

BLAME
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"

6 letters

DEPORT
Expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

REJECT
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

OUTLAW
Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

FORBID
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

PUNISH
Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

CENSOR
A person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

BANISH
Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

ENJOIN
Issue an injunction

7 letters

BOYCOTT
A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

EMBARGO
A government order imposing a trade barrier

RULEOUT
Dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

EXCLUDE
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

CONDEMN
Declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

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THROWOUT
Force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"

PROHIBIT
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

DISALLOW
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

DENOUNCE
Speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"

SENTENCE
A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences"

9 letters

BLACKMAIL
Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

BLACKLIST
A list of people who are out of favor

OSTRACIZE
Avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"

INTERDICT
A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

10 letters

EXPATRIATE
A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"

13 letters

EXCOMMUNICATE
Exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"