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prohibited procedure

[prəˈhɪbɪtɪd prəˈsiːdʒər]
nounpl: prohibited procedures
procedimento proibido
1. An action, process, or method that is explicitly forbidden by law, regulation, contract, or institutional policy
The surgery was deemed a prohibited procedure under the new healthcare regulations.
A cirurgia foi considerada um procedimento proibido sob as novas regulamentações de saúde.
2. A specific technique or practice that is not permitted in professional, legal, or organizational contexts
Using certain interrogation methods is a prohibited procedure in international law.
O uso de certos métodos de interrogatório é um procedimento proibido pela lei internacional.
Synonyms
forbidden procedurebanned procedureillegal procedureunauthorized procedurerestricted procedure
Antonyms
permitted procedureapproved procedureauthorized procedureallowed procedurelegal procedure

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
procedimento proibido
Standard term used in legal and medical contexts
São Paulo
procedimento vedado
More formal legal terminology, commonly used in business law
Portugal
procedimento interdito
More formal or archaic variant, used in official legal documentation

Related Idioms & Phrases

against regulations
out of bounds
off limits
strictly forbidden
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