prohibited area


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prohibited area

A specified area within the land areas of a state or its internal waters, archipelagic waters, or territorial sea adjacent thereto over which the flight of aircraft is prohibited. May also refer to land or sea areas to which access is prohibited. See also closed area; danger area; restricted area.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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The representative of Bishkek road police replied that drivers in spite of restrictive signs are parking cars at the prohibited area.
Eata said Llames dropped her at the approach of the Ortigas flyover on EDSA, which is a prohibited area to unload passengers, causing her to fall.
The gorge is a prohibited area because it's part of the reservoir.
In Paris, police stopped 25 people as they demonstrated in a prohibited area. Some clashes erupted between the protestors and the security forces, south of France.
Anyone smoking in a prohibited area can be fined Sh50,000, jailed for not more than six months or both.
The police also recovered some secret documents, prohibited papers and maps of prohibited area among other things.
A judge was charged with carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited area after he was caught on video dropping a gun in a Chicago courthouse, authorities said.
Claps, who is an associate judge in Cook County's circuit court, was charged with a misdemeanor crime for carrying a gun in a prohibited area. He was not detained.
Fata, generally billed as a no-go-area in the past, is no longer a prohibited area. The draconian Frontier Crime Regulations have been abolished and the writ of the government established.
The speed and lack of courtesy exhibited by these cyclists is breathtaking and, despite the clear signs prohibiting cycling, they continue to speed along this prohibited area.
A fine of $133 (SR200) can be imposed every time a person is spotted smoking in a prohibited area, reports sister publication Arabian Business .
Alan McPherson, Port of Tyne harbour master, said: "This was a pointless act of vandalism by individuals who not only put themselves at risk in a prohibited area, but more importantly put the safety of the public who enjoy the piers at risk.