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prohibition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prohibition era |
| Type of | period of time, period, time period |
| Derivation | prohibitionist |
prohibition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ban, proscription |
| Type of | decree, edict, rescript, order, fiat |
| Has types | interdiction, banning-order, cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction, interdict |
prohibition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forbiddance, inhibition |
| Type of | action |
| Derivation | prohibit |
they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter.
prohibition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | law |
| Derivation | prohibitionist |
in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US.
prohibition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | refusal |
| Has types | interdiction, forbidding, forbiddance, banning, ban |
Examples of prohibition
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Elsewhere in the United States, there are many signs of prohibition ebbing away.
From the economist.com
In other words, demand and prohibition up north have poisoned the entire region.
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Then sit back, relax, and be glad that we don't have to worry about prohibition.
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What the Mexico City policy did was take that prohibition several steps further.
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During prohibition, the Delta reportedly was a hotbed of local moonshine-making.
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The new lineup includes a prohibition against morally debatable experimentation.
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The Legislature has not acted on that, so there is no prohibition in effect now.
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Indeed, there's no prohibition against deaf people cycling, nor should there be.
From the dailyherald.com
Franklin Roosevelt repealed prohibition in 1933 amid the throes of a depression.
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- A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
- A decree that prohibits something
- The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
- Refusal to approve or assent to
- The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
- (prohibit) forbid: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
- Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is a sumptuary law which restricts or prohibits the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. ...
- The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent drug use. Prohibition of drugs has existed at various levels of government or other authority from the Middle Ages to the present.
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